Goldilocks Sweet Potato Pie

She tasted the first sweet potato pie, 'This is too grainy! Like mashed potatoes in a pie crust.' She tasted the second pie, 'This is too plain, like pumpkin pie, only less so.' She tasted the third pie 'Ahh, this is just right. Strong sweet-potato flavor, but still a nice texture. Yum. Yum. Yum.'

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 398 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ cup milk
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup butter, melted
• 1 pastry for a 9-inch pie crust
• 1 pound sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie pan.

Step 2

Mix sweet potatoes, sugar, butter, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and cinnamon together in a bowl; pour sweet potato mixture into the prepared pie crust.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.