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sweet potato pie

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Cathie Valentine
Graniteville, SC

I love the fact that the recipes I am posting from my Mom's recipe box show their age. These recipes were before the invention of ready made pie crusts :-) Thank goodness for modern technology!!! I do not have too much luck with homemade pie crust.

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 45 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sweet potato pie

  • 1
    ready made frozen pie crust--baked per package directions
  • 2 c
    mashed sweet potatoes (about 3 large sweet potatoes)
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 2
    eggs yolks
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter-melted
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    grated lemon rind
  • ***PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES***

How To Make sweet potato pie

  • 1
    Take your fresh sweet potatoes and boil them until tender. Remove the skin and mash them. Measure 2 cups. Place in a bowl. Using a mixer, beat egg yolks into the mashed sweet potatoes. Add butter, sugar, milk, salt, and lemon rind. Mix well. Pour into the pie crust and bake at 350* for 30 minutes or until set.

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