Mimi's Southern Sweet Potato Pie

Grandma's recipe for Southern sweet potato pie uses simple ingredients to produce a traditional dessert that's sure to be a hit at parties or potlucks.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 308 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 2 (9 inch) pie crusts
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon, or to taste
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
• 1 pinch ground cloves, or to taste
• 1 pinch ground allspice, or to taste
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, scrubbed
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, softened

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 45 minutes.

Step 3

Bring a pot of water to a boil; add sweet potatoes and boil until soft, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain, then remove and discard skins.

Step 4

Mash sweet potatoes in a bowl until no lumps remain; transfer 1 cup to a large bowl, and reserve the rest for another use.

Step 5

Add sugar, condensed milk, butter, eggs, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves to sweet potatoes in the large bowl. Mix until well combined, then divide batter evenly between pie crusts.