Description
Sweet potato pie from Ina Garten combines creamy Southern comfort with elegant culinary craft. Warm spices and silky filling create a memorable dessert you’ll savor during holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (454 g / 1 lb) sweet potato, with skin
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) butter, softened
- ½ cup (120 ml / 4 fl oz) milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Instructions
- Potato Preparation: Submerge whole sweet potato in water, simmering for 40-50 minutes until fork-tender.
- Oven Setup: Preheat oven to 350°F, positioning rack in the center for even baking.
- Potato Processing: Drain and rinse potato, then peel away skin and transfer soft flesh to a large mixing bowl.
- Mixture Creation: Blend sweet potato with softened butter using an electric mixer until smooth, then gradually fold in granulated sugar, whole milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
- Filling Integration: Whip mixture until ingredients are fully incorporated and texture becomes silky and uniform.
- Pie Assembly: Pour the creamy sweet potato filling into an unbaked pie crust, spreading evenly to ensure consistent thickness.
- Baking Process: Place pie in preheated oven and bake for 55-60 minutes, verifying doneness by inserting a knife into the center – it should emerge clean without any wet filling.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove pie from oven and allow to cool completely at room temperature for at least one hour before slicing and presenting.
Notes
- Potato Preparation: Choose firm, fresh sweet potatoes without blemishes for the best flavor and texture.
- Boiling Technique: Simmer potatoes whole to preserve nutrients and prevent waterlogging, ensuring a rich, concentrated sweet potato taste.
- Mixing Mastery: Use room temperature ingredients for smoother blending and more consistent pie filling.
- Baking Precision: Check pie at 50 minutes to prevent over-browning and ensure a creamy, perfectly set filling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg