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Sweet potato pie

The Southern pie for the table: smoother and lighter than pumpkin, with brown butter and nutmeg.

40 min hands-on4 hr start to finishNo oven on ThursdayTravels well
VegetarianNut-free
Cooking for46810121620
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Sweet potato pie

Photo: Stephanie Clifford, CC BY 2.0

When to make it

Roast the sweet potatoes and make the dough up to 3 days ahead; bake Wednesday.

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For 8

  • 1¼ cupsall-purpose flour for the crust
  • ½ tspkosher salt
  • 1 stick (8 tbsp)unsalted butter very cold, cubed
  • ¼ cupice water
  • 1½ lbsweet potatoes
  • ½ stick (4 tbsp)unsalted butter for browning
  • ¾ cuplight brown sugar
  • 2eggs
  • ¾ cupevaporated milk
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • ½ tspground nutmeg
  • ½ tspground cinnamon

How to make it

  1. Roast

    Roast the sweet potatoes at 400°F for 50 to 60 minutes, until collapsing. Peel and mash until completely smooth (2 cups).

  2. Crust

    Make and blind bake the crust as for pumpkin pie.

  3. Filling

    Brown the butter in a small pan until it smells nutty and has brown flecks. Whisk it into the sweet potatoes with the sugar, eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla and spices.

  4. Bake

    Pour into the crust and bake at 350°F for 50 to 55 minutes, until the center barely jiggles. Cool completely.

Chef's notes

  • Push the mash through a sieve if you want it perfectly silky.

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