Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 large yams
- 8 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 eggs
- 1 14 ounce can sweet condensed milk
- 1 pie crust homemade or store bought
- Cinnamon sugar
- Egg wash 1 egg, beaten
- Pinch Salt
Instructions
- Place yams in a crock with 1 tablespoon of water on low temp overnight. Remove yams from crockpot and allow them to cool before peeling.
- Preheat oven to 350°
In a large bowl, peeled yams and mash. Add in butter, salt, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract and lemon juice. Stir together until thoroughly combined.
- Using a standing mixer or handheld mixer, beat yam mixture until smooth. Slowly add two eggs, condensed milk and blend those in as well.
- Using a fork, prick holes in the bottom and sides of the room temperature pie crust.
- Egg wash unbaked pie crust and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Carefully pour yam mixture into pie crust. (makes two pies)
- Bake for 55 minutes at 350° and remove from oven.
- Allow to cool. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
* Marie Callender's pre-made pie shell is my favorite
