Grandma's Sweet Potato Pie

Delicious, spicy, and sweet. This is Grandma's famous Southern sweet potato pie recipe that has always kept our family going down South for each and every holiday! Enjoy with ice cream of whipped topping.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 500 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
• 1 pastry for a 9-inch pie crust
• 1 tablespoon salted butter, melted
• 3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• ½ orange, peel cut into thin strips

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a 9-inch pie plate with pie crust.

Step 2

Place sweet potatoes and orange peel into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain well and let cool. Discard orange peel.

Step 3

Mash cooled sweet potatoes with a potato masher or fork. Mix in eggs until well blended. Add pineapple juice, butter, and vanilla extract; mix until combined. Mix in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Mix in sugar until dissolved. Blend in heavy cream using a whisk.

Step 4

Pour sweet potato mixture into the pie crust.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Place on a cloth on a table or window sill to cool down.