Sweet Potato Pie

Whats up all my fellow foodies? In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I had to make a classic, Sweet Potato Pie. This was my first time making this, and I think I did a pretty good job. Real maple syrup and a combination of all spice, nutmeg, and cinnamon is really what sets this pie off. You can adjust the spices to fit your own personal taste, but what's below is what works for me.

If you have your own pied crust recipe, you can use that, but it's the holiday's, so I decided to save myself a little time. 

This Sweet Potato pie is delicious and will make a great addition to your Thanksgiving menu. I really hope you enjoy this simple Thanksgiving dessert.

Tip: Will baking, if you find your pie crust is getting too dark, lay a piece of aluminum foil over each pie to prevent them from over-browning.

- 4 medium-sized sweet potatoes 

- 3/4 cup sugar

-1/4 cup real maple syrup

-2 eggs

-1/2 cup heavy cream

-8 tbsp (1 stick) butter

- 1/8 tsp nutmeg

- 1/4 tsp allspice

- 1/2 tsp cinnamon

- 3 tbsp flour

- 2 traditional-sized pie crust 

- 2 tbsp brown sugar (optional)

- 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract (optional)

Boil your sweet potatoes until they are fork tender. Once your potatoes are done, remove them from the water and place them on top of a cooling rack that's over a baking sheet to let them cool and drain off any water for about 15 minutes. 

Once your potatoes have cooled, start to remove the skin from them and place the potatoes in a mixing bowl. Once all your potatoes in a the bowl, beat them with you mixer until they're fluffy. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Prick holes all over the bottom and sides of your pie crust with a fork (this will prevent them pie crust from puffing up while baking). Bake your pie crust in the oven for five minutes, keeping an eye on them to prevent over baking.

While those are baking, go back to your potatoes and add in your sugars and maple syrup and mix until combined, and then add in the softened butter. In a separate bowl, beat your eggs together and mix those into the sweet potato mixture. Add in your cream, and finish off with your flour and spices. Give your bowl one final stir with s spatula or spoon and pour the batter into the two pre-baked pie crust. Smooth out the matter in the pie crust, reduce your oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake for pies for 45 minutes. 

After your pies have baked, let them cool for about an hour and dig in. You can leave the pies settings out at room temperature, but I prefer to put the in the refrigerator. 

I really hop you enjoy this recipe. If you make it, please let me know how you liked it in the comments. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving.