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Sweet Potato Pie

Here's how you make Sweet Potato Pie
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  • Servings: 16
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 90m
    • The following recipe serves 16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes (3-4 potatoes)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounces evaporated milk
  • 2 unbaked (15 ounces) pie pastry (deep dish 9 inch shells)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven and cookie sheet to 375 degrees.

  • Step 2: Peel sweet potatoes and cut into large pieces; then boil sweet potatoes in water until easily pierced with a fork. Cool slightly in large bowl.

  • Step 3: Use electric mixer to beat potatoes until smooth. Add butter and mix. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until incorporated after each one. Mix in sugar, spices, salt and milk.

  • Step 4: Pour into unbaked pie shells. Bake on preheated cookie sheets near cent of oven for 70 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

  • Step 5: Cool on wire rack. Refrigerate if not serving by the time they are room temperature.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Electric mixer

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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