Mama Dip’s Sweet Potato Pie
Scratch sweet potato pie with a few secret ingredients.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes weight of 15 oz after mashing and cooking
- 2 large eggs separated
- ½ cup salted butter (or unsalted plus an extra ⅜ tsp salt)
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar plus 1 teaspoon molasses
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg (or use half nutmeg and half mace)
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 9-inch unbaked deep dish pastry shell
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°. Set a rimmed baking sheet in the oven to preheat along with the oven.
- Combine sweet potatoes, melted butter, brown sugar, egg yolks, salt, and spices. Stir in milk, and mix well with a heavy duty scraper or you can use a mixer on low speed.
- In a clean bowl, beat egg whites at high speed of an electric mixer for 1 minute. Gradually add the ¼ cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks just start to form. Don't beat until dry.
- Fold egg whites into sweet potato mixture, then spoon into an unbaked pastry shell.
- Remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and set the unbaked pie on it. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and bake for an additional 45 minutes or until set. Let cool completely. Store in the refrigerator.