Darden Sisters' Sweet Potato Pie
Updated Aug. 3, 2024
- Total Time
- 1 hour 10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 3large eggs
- 1¼cups sugar
- Dash of salt
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- ½teaspoon allspice
- ¼teaspoon nutmeg
- Juice of 1 lemon (optional)
- 1teaspoon vanilla (optional)
- 1cup heavy cream
- 3cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
- 2unbaked 8- or 9-inch pie shells
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs well.
- Step 2
Add sugar, salt, spices and, if desired, lemon juice and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
- Step 3
Add cream, and stir.
- Step 4
Add mashed sweet potatoes, and mix thoroughly.
- Step 5
Turn into pie shells, and bake for 1 hour or until firm.
Private Notes
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Remember the joke about reading all the directions before starting the test. Same applies to recipes. I thought the pie shell was getting pretty full but okay. Put it into the oven. Then reread directions and see “2 pie shells.” Think I’ll put a sheet pan on the lower shelf just in case.
Remember the joke about reading all the directions before starting the test. Same applies to recipes. I thought the pie shell was getting pretty full but okay. Put it into the oven. Then reread directions and see “2 pie shells.” Think I’ll put a sheet pan on the lower shelf just in case.
