While it's true that a potato pie and a pumpkin pie have many similarities (both have eggs and roughly the same spices), the difference is in the base ingredient:
Delicious Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Learn how to make sweet potato pie that is both easy and ridiculously.
Recipe Summary Delicious Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Of all the Southern sweet potato pie recipes that I've tried, this has got to be my favorite! I'm not the biggest fan of sweet potatoes, but the spices in this recipe makes the pie taste amazing!Ingredients | Sweet Potato Pie Vs Pumpkin Pie Nutrition
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1 (9 inch) refrigerated pie crust
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup buttermilk
¼ teaspoon baking soda
Directions
Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain well and let cool.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of a pie plate with pie crust.
Mash sweet potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Measure 2 cups of the mash into a large bowl. Mix in sugar eggs, butter, and vanilla extract.
Mix flour, pumpkin pie spice, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add to the sweet potato mixture.
Combine buttermilk and baking soda in a small bowl. Add to the sweet potato-flour mixture. Stir batter well; pour into the prepared crust.
Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let cool on rack until firm, at least 20 minutes.
Info | Sweet Potato Pie Vs Pumpkin Pie Nutrition
prep:
15 mins
cook:
1 hr 25 mins
additional:
20 mins
total:
2 hrs
Servings:
8
Yield:
1 9-inch pie
