Best 9 Reethys Down Home Fluffy Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

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Ree Thys's down home fluffy sweet potato pie is the ultimate comfort food, with a crispy, buttery crust and a luscious, velvety filling. This classic dessert has been passed down from generation to generation, and is a staple on many family tables. Whether you're making it for a holiday gathering or just a cozy night in, this pie is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth.

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REGGIE'S SWEET POTATO PIE



Reggie's Sweet Potato Pie image

Provided by Reggie Southerland

Categories     dessert

Time P1DT1h5m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 (40-ounce) can cut sweet potatoes in light syrup
7 ounces sweetened condensed milk
4 tablespoons melted butter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 lemon, zest grated
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 (8 or 9-inch) frozen deep-dish pie crust shell
1 cup raw pecans
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup brown sugar
Pinch salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Drain sweet potatoes of their juice. Place sweet potatoes in an 11-cup food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients, except heavy cream, to food processor. Process mixture until smooth. Using a pastry brush, brush heavy cream over the surface of the frozen pie shell. Spoon sweet potato mixture into pie crust smoothing the top over. (Stop here and look below if using pecan topping.) Place on baking sheet and bake in the middle lower third of the oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
  • In a medium saucepan place all ingredients over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook, stirring constantly for 8 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to cool slightly but still warm and pliable.
  • Add sweet potato filling to piecrust, spreading evenly over bottom of crust. Next, carefully spoon pecan mixture over sweet potato filling. Place on a sheet pan in the lower third of a 350 degree F oven and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from oven allow to cool in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.

CALLEY'S SWEET POTATO PIE



Calley's Sweet Potato Pie image

Try this classic Sweet Potato Pie recipe from Food Network.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 3h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

4 medium sweet potatoes
1/2 stick butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 unbaked pie crust
Maple Whipped Cream, optional, recipe follows
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
  • Bake sweet potatoes for 1 hour in the oven on a baking sheet. When done, let cool. Scrape the pulp out of the skin, transfer to a large bowl, and mash. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and brown sugar until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Add evaporated milk and stir mixture into sweet potatoes. Beat together with mixer until smooth and pour into an unbaked pie shell.
  • Bake on bottom rack of oven for 1 hour or until center of pie is firm. Serve warm. Add dollop of whipped cream if desired.
  • In a medium bowl, beat together whipping cream and confectioners' sugar. Add maple syrup. Beat together until soft peaks form.

FLUFFY SWEET POTATO CUSTARD PIE



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My grandmother made this dessert for us every Thanksgiving and Christmas. She passed the recipe to me and I started bringing the pies to parties at work. Feel free to add sweetened whipped cream and sprinkle on additional nutmeg for extra appeal. The secret to a perfect pie is to take no shortcuts. Soften, don't melt the butter and blend, blend, blend! -Valerie Lockett, Tumwater, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h25m

Yield 2 pies (8 servings each).

Number Of Ingredients 9

Pastry for two single-crust pies (9 inches)
2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (about 2 medium)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 large eggs, separated
1 cup whole milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into two 1/8-in.-thick circles; transfer to two 9-in. pie plates. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plates; flute edges., In a large bowl, beat potatoes and butter until blended. Beat in sugar, flour, vanilla and nutmeg. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until blended. Add milk; beat well. With clean beaters, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into sweet potato mixture., Pour into pastry shells. Bake 45-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil. Cool on a wire rack; serve or refrigerate within 2 hours.,

Nutrition Facts : Calories 342 calories, Fat 20g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 117mg cholesterol, Sodium 245mg sodium, Carbohydrate 36g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

WORLD'S BEST SWEET POTATO PIE



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Being from the South, we love our sweet potato pie. While many use many different ingredients to make their sweet potato pie this one stands out for its simplicity and goodness. This recipe was passed down to me from my best friend's mother who would cook the absolutely best sweet potato pies. After asking many times she finally wrote it down for me. Prepare yourself for the world's best sweet potato pie. Enjoy with whipped cream.

Provided by Lewis

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

Time 3h

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 large sweet potatoes
1 cup butter (such as Land O'Lakes®), melted
5 eggs, beaten
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk (such as PET®)
1 cup white sugar, or to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon lemon juice
3 pie shells, thawed

Steps:

  • Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 40 to 50 minutes. Drain water, peel sweet potatoes, and mash in a bowl.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Mix butter and eggs together in a bowl until smooth; stir into mashed sweet potatoes. Mix milk, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, nutmeg, baking powder, and lemon juice into sweet potato mixture; pour into the 3 pie shells.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a pie comes out clean, about 40 minutes more. Cool pies for 15 to 30 minutes before refrigerating to cool completely, 1 to 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300.7 calories, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 63.7 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 244 mg, Sugar 12.4 g

SWEET POTATO PIE



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This creamy sweet potato pie is subtly spiced and slices beautifully! We suggest baking up a few sweet potato pies around the holidays to give to friends and family. - North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h20m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Dough for single-crust pie
2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1-1/2 pounds), peeled and cubed
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs at room temperature, lightly beaten
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling, Place sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until tender, 13-15 minutes. Drain potatoes; return to pan. Mash until very smooth; cool to room temperature. , In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Add milk, two cups mashed sweet potatoes, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; mix well. Pour into crust. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake until set or a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Refrigerate leftover.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 372 calories, Fat 18g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 86mg cholesterol, Sodium 300mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

OLD-FASHIONED SWEET POTATO PIE



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This is a down home fresh sweet potato pie. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family.

Provided by Lisa H.

Categories     Desserts     Pies     Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • In a medium bowl, mix the sweet potatoes, eggs, evaporated milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Pour into the pie crust.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Top with whipped topping or serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.3 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 78.9 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 400.2 mg, Sugar 7.8 g

AUNT VIVIAN'S SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE BY TASTY



Aunt Vivian's Sweet Potato Pie Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: large sweet potato, unsalted butter, sugar, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, kosher salt, large eggs, self-rising flour, buttermilk, vanilla extract, lemon extract, frozen prepared pie crust

Provided by Tasty

Categories     Desserts

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 lb large sweet potato, 4 potatoes
1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks, melted
2 ½ cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon kosher salt
4 large eggs
1 tablespoon self-rising flour
¼ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
3 pies frozen prepared pie crust, unbaked

Steps:

  • Cook the sweet potatoes in a large pot of boiling water until fork-tender, about 25-30 minutes. Drain and let cool completely.
  • Preheat the oven to 365˚F (185˚C).
  • Peel the sweet potatoes, then transfer to a large bowl and mash thoroughly with an electric hand mixer or fork.
  • Add the melted butter, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Beat to combine, then scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating to incorporate each addition. Add the self-rising flour, buttermilk, vanilla, and lemon extract, and beat to combine.
  • Divide the sweet potato filling between the frozen pie crusts and smooth the tops.
  • Bake for about 1 hour, until pies are set in the center. Cover the crusts with foil if it is getting too dark before the pies finish baking.
  • Cool the pies for 2 hours on a wire rack.
  • Slice and serve.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 844 calories, Carbohydrate 103 grams, Fat 44 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 11 grams, Sugar 48 grams

DOWN SOUTH SWEET POTATO PIE



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Whether from the North or the South, East Coast or West Coast, homemade sweet potato pie brings out the Southern drawl in all of us. The sweet potatoes provide this indulgent dessert a healthful boost of nutrients, especially beta carotene (forms vitamin A). This pie can be enjoyed not just during the holiday season, but all year long! Courtesy of Mealtime.org

Provided by cannedfood

Categories     Thanksgiving

Time 1h

Yield 2 Pies, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can mashed yams (see note)
1 (12 ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 (9 inch) deep-dish pie crusts
2 cups coarsely-chopped pecans
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
4 tablespoons melted soft margarine or 4 tablespoons butter
lightly whipped cream (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425º F. Place the cream cheese in a large bowl and mix on high speed with electric mixer until soft and fluffy. Add the sugar and continue to mix on high speed until completely absorbed. Reduce the mixer speed and add the eggs, one at a time, until evenly blended. Add the yams, evaporated milk and pumpkin pie spice, and mix until creamy. Pour the filling into the pie shells. Bake pies for 30 to 35 minutes until the edges puff, the crust browns and the custard is set. Meanwhile, mix the pecans, brown sugar and margarine; set aside. Remove the pies from the oven and sprinkle with the pecan mixture. Return the pies to the oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and crisp. Cool the pies completely on a wire rack. Serve garnished with whipped cream if desired.
  • Note: If mashed yams are unavailable, puree a 16-ounce can of drained whole yams or sweet potatoes in a food processor until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 404, Fat 23.5, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 42.9, Sodium 221, Carbohydrate 45, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 28.3, Protein 5.9

DOWN SOUTH SWEET POTATO PIE



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Another holiday favorite! I found this on allrecipes web site about 5 years ago & have made it every holiday season since. I have not made it with the topping, but included it since it was in the original recipe.

Provided by BandJsGranny

Categories     Pie

Time 1h

Yield 2 pies, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can mashed yams
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
2 (9 inch) deep-dish pie shells
2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
4 tablespoons melted butter

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425 degrees.
  • Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy.
  • Beat in sugar. Reduce mixer speed & add eggs, one @ a time. Beat in yams, evaporated milk, & pumpkin pie spice.
  • Pour filling into pie shells. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until edges puff, crust browns, & custard is set.
  • Meanwhile, mix the pecans, brown sugar, & butter. Set aside. Remove pies from oven. Sprinkle with pecan mixture & return to oven 7 to 10 minutes longer, until topping is golden brown & crisp.
  • Cool pies on rack completely. Garnish with whipped cream, if desired.
  • NOTE: If mashed yams are unavailable, puree a drained 16-oz. can of whole yams in a food processor until smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 451.8, Fat 27.6, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 56.5, Sodium 219, Carbohydrate 47.3, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 25.2, Protein 6.6

Tips:

  • Use fresh, sweet potatoes for the best flavor and texture.
  • Prick the potatoes with a fork before baking to help them cook evenly.
  • Bake the potatoes until they are tender when pierced with a fork.
  • Let the potatoes cool slightly before peeling and mashing them.
  • Use a ricer to get the smoothest mashed potatoes.
  • Add plenty of butter, sugar, and spices to the mashed potatoes for a rich, flavorful filling.
  • Use a pre-made pie crust to save time.
  • Brush the edges of the pie crust with egg wash before baking to help it brown.
  • Bake the pie until the crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
  • Let the pie cool completely before serving.

Conclusion:

With its flaky crust, creamy filling, and sweet, cinnamony flavor, this classic Sweet Potato Pie is a must-try for any pie lover. It's perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any other special occasion.

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