Harriett’s Sweet Potato Pie
I grew up on Sweet Potato Pie and I still cannot contemplate Thanksgiving dinner, the beginning of the happy holiday season, without a Sweet Potato Pie taking front & center on the dessert table. I took my grandmother's great recipe and made it my own, lightening it a bit and moderating the sugar. My customers loved it!
This Sweet Potato Pie keeps sweet potato in the starring role. But now that soft sweet potato is romanced by a bit of my vibrant Autumn Spice Mix and a touch of brown sugar. Want to add a little Grand Marnier to the mix? Yes, please! Addictive.
Soft sweet potato is romanced by vibrant autumn spices and a hint of orange. Addictive!
- 1 lb Sweet potatoes (mashed/pureed. 2 cups)
- 7 oz White sugar
- 4 oz Light Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Autumn Spice Mix (or Pumpkin Pie Spice)
- 3 Large Eggs (beaten)
- 4 tbsp Butter (2 oz.)
- 6 oz Half & Half (3/4 cup)
- 3/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tsp Grand Marnier (or orange juice)
Preheat oven to 425° F.
Beat together the white and brown sugars, spice mix and eggs. Once those are well mixed stir in the sweet potato.
Add the butter (gently melted), vanilla extract and orange juice, and mix well.
Add the Half & Half last, stirring well to mix completely.
Pour filling into the prepared pie shell and place on lower rack of the preheated oven.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Move pie to middle rack of the oven and reduce heat to 350° F. Bake for another 45 minutes, or until the filling puffs around the edges. Center will seem loose. (See picture)
Immediately remove from oven. Add prebaked decorations while pie is hot.
Allow pie to cool slowly in a room temperature environment, for about one hour. If you can, wait until the pie is completely cool before serving.
^The microwave is your friend! If you are prepping your own sweet potatoes, wrap each one in moist paper towel and microwave on the potato setting until done.
^Your mashed sweet potatoes should be smooth and of the consistency of a thick pudding. A food processor is best for achieving this puree. Add water or Half & Half to dilute if your processed sweet potatoes are too pasty in texture.