Sweet Potato Pie

by Tara McAleese
(Chicago,IL, U.S.A)

My family loves this sweet potato pie, I have to make it for them every thanksgiving. It's so simple and delicious!

Ingredients:

2 medium size sweet potatoes
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 store bought graham cracker crust pie
1/2 stick of margarine

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Farhenfeit.

Boil peeleed sweet potatoes in water until tender and able to mash easily. Drain sweet potatoes. In large mixing bowl, mash sweet potatoes, add sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and egg, stir together.

Melt margarine in microwave until melted, pour into to pie crust. Add sweet potato mixture into pie crust.

Bake for 35-40 minutes. Pie will be done when pierced with fork comes out clean.

Optional: Whip cream on top of pie.

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Sweet Potato Pie

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Graham cracker sweet potato pie
by: Kathleen K. Moss

A few years ago, I found a recipe for a similar pie. I shoulda used the ready made crust, but I went ahead and smashed up a whole lotta graham crackers, with melted butter etc.

I found that I had picked up white sweet spuds in error, was too late now to change them out.....soooooooooooo, I just went along with it all and the best thing I think I did flavoring-wise was, to use Trader Joe's Pumpkin Pie Spice and doubled the vanilla extract. I then snuck in a teeny amount of cayenne pepper.

I dropped spuds, eggs, vanilla, etc. in that big 'ole bowl and went to mixing and mashing and flour was flying everywhere, thought it was snowin'!

Well, to make it a short story, all I know it that the whole thing was devoured in seconds flat!!!

I think I heard a few of 'em slurppin' pie up through straws.

And me who thought she had messed up by buyin' the wrong taters and maybe had cut too much butter into the batter and into those graham crackers....well, it turned out to be a truly royal big 'ole smash with everybody.

I finally got a hold of a sliver slice and I was quite surprised at myself. I was gonna pat myself on the back, but then remembered, it started out as a fluke, I asked for strength from my man above and told Him I'll bake Him one anytime his sweet tooth got to Him.

He heard my plea and together we pulled off the best ever White Sweet Potato Pie w/graham cracker crust for Christmas 2008.

That was also the Christmas that I was going through the first round of chemo therapy, hardly any strength and still wanted to do as normal a holiday as possible....and I SUCCEEDED!!!

Anything is possible if you just take some deep breaths, say to yourself, "I Am", and know that you are gonna be able to accomplish whatsoever you desire to do and know when it comes to baking, the Man with the Sweet Tooth is right at your side!

Happy Holidays to all and be kind and loving to all who cross your path....a smile can make a big difference in a person's life.

Try it and see!

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graham crust sweet potato pie
by: Anonymous

i add a sprinkle of cinnamon on top of the crust before adding the potatoes. YUMMY!

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foil vs paper bag
by: mary

I read somewhere (forgotten in what) that a brown papr bag placed on top of the pie works just as well as using foil on the edges the paper bag covers the entire pie. Do you agree/disagree? I have tried the foil not the paper bag.

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My family loved this Sweet Potato Pie recipe
by: Maryam

My husband and I used this sweet potato pie recipes for our harvest dinner and it was a hit. My family and friends loved it. It was very easy to prepare. We used can yams though.

Thank you!!

The Batton Family

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Sweet Potato Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
by: Soul Food Chef

Tara

I can't wait to try out your sweet potato pie recipe with the graham cracker crust.

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