Queen Jeannes Sweet Potato Pie Recipes

REGGIE'S SWEET POTATO PIE

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.

SARAH CONTONA'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch springform pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix graham crackers, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and butter. Press mixture into the prepared springform pan to form a crust. Bake 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned.
• In a large bowl, blend cream cheese, sweet potatoes, 1/4 cup brown sugar, light cream, eggs, and vanilla. Pour into the baked crust.
• Bake pie 1 hour in the preheated oven, placing marshmallows on top to melt during the last 10 minutes.

AUNT VIVIAN'S SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE BY TASTY

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!

JEANNE'S SOUTHERN SWEET POTATO PIE

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, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain well and let cool.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry.
• Mash sweet potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Measure 1 3/4 cup of the mash into a large bowl. Add milk, sugar, eggs, butter, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Beat with a rotary beater until mixture has the consistency of cake batter. Pour into the pastry-lined plate.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool until center is set, about 15 minutes.

SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400 degrees F.
• Parbake pie shell for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from oven.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment mix together yams, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice and brown sugar until smooth.
• Pour mixture into parbaked pie shell. Wrap the rim of the crust with foil. Place into oven at 325 degrees F and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a rack before cutting and serving.

AUNT WILLIE JO'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork and microwave on high until tender, about 6 minutes on each side. Cut open; cool completely.
• Scrape potato flesh into bowl; mash until smooth.
• Measure out enough potato puree to equal 1 cup, discard the rest.
• Cream together sweet potatoes, butter, buttermilk, eggs and sugar. Add spices and baking soda and blend well.
• Pour half into each crust and bake on 400 for about 45 minutes or until set in center.
• (Adding a dollop of whipped cream to the top of each piece while it is still warm is a very special treat!).

MICHAEL JACKSON'S SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• preheated 400-degree.
• Beat eggs and sugar.
• Add butter, salt, milk, vanilla, and spice.
• Add mashed sweet potatoes and lemon juice.
• Pour into unbaked pie shell.
• Top with pecan halves if desired.
• Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
• Then bake 40 minutes longer or
• until golden.