Sweet Potato Pie

Recipe courtesy Dave Lieberman

Show: Good Deal with Dave LiebermanEpisode: Thanksgiving For $45

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (78)

Cook Time:
2 hr 5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 (9-inch) pie, 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: 2 hr 5 min
Total:: 4 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes, about 10 ounces each
1 3/4 cups fine graham cracker crumbs (about 15 whole crackers, finely ground)
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), melted
2 large eggs
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Wrap the sweet potatoes tightly in 2 layers of aluminum foil and roast them in the oven until very soft, about 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

In a bowl, stir the graham cracker crumbs and brown sugar until well combined. Add the butter and mix until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Press firmly and evenly on the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate to create a crust, being sure there are no cracks. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven.

Meanwhile, make the filling: Unwrap the potatoes and peel them. Put the flesh into a bowl and mash well with a fork. Add the eggs, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cream, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla and whip until very smooth with a whisk. Pour the filling into the partially baked crust. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon brown sugar over top and bake in the center of the oven until set, about 40 minutes.

Allow the pie to cool completely before cutting. Serve at room temperature.

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Andrea Spring, TX 11-21-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My in-laws request this every year. It's so good and so easy! I like to make the crust with cinnamon graham crackers, adds... a little extra yummy-ness!Read more
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Julie Moy San Francisco, CA 11-16-2009
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Easy to Make!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is a great recipe and its also very easy to make. I had a little less than 20oz of sweet potatoes and it turned out... fine. I originally was baking sweet potatoes in the oven before I realized I didnt have enough and that my sweet potatoes weren't orange but pale yellow. I had to step out and get a can to make the pie with intstead. Despite not being completely fresh sweet potatoes the pie still turned out well. I actually like my pies a bit sweeter so I also added some condensed milk since I've seen people add them to pumpkin pies. I think the next time I bake the pie, I'll skip on dusting the brown sugar on top. When the sugar bakes it just creates dark brown spots of the pie and it doesn't look as nice. I also like someones idea of adding marshmallows. I think I will try that next time also with using fresh sweet potatoes. Definately worth making :)Read more
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Angela Rochester, NY 11-14-2009
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delicious and easy pie!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Getting into the thanksgiving mood, so I decided to look for a pie to make before the holidays! Never made a sweet potato... pie before, and it looked interesting! This was INCREDIBLY easy to make and delicious! I made a few changes to cut back calories and make it healthier (and to make myself feel better for eating piece after piece of pie... haha!). For the crust, I used 13 graham crackers, 1/3 cup of melted butter and 1/4 cup of brown sugar - and also added a dash of cinnamon. For the filling, I used fat free milk instead of cream. The filling came out perfectly fine - not runny or anything - which is good considering I used fat free milk instead of heavy cream! :) Will DEFINITELY be making this again in the future! Read more
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Kelly Roanoke, VA 11-14-2009
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yum
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

didn't set up very well, even after cooking extra 15 mins. hard to get crust out of pie plate. tasty.
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Dwight Valrico, FL 09-07-2009
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Don't hesitate to try this!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Never had or made a sweet potato pie before. Waited a little before trying it, and now I wish I'd made it sooner. Based... on my own experience, the amount of butter/cumbs for the crust seemed a little high, so I cut that in half, and it worked fine. I also used instant sweet potatoes iinstead of baking my own, and they worked well too. When I made the instant potatoes, I used milk only, and held back some of the liquid for a firmer texture.Read more
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Brittni Kirkland, WA 08-22-2009
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Best sweet potato pie he had ever had.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Let me start out by saying that I had never eaten nor made sweet potato pie before. So, when my boyfriend requested it after... moving here from Iowa, I figured that it was a mountain that I would have to climb sometime in my lifetime. And, despite my lack of tasting or ever making the pie, he told me that it was the best potato pie that he had ever eaten in his life! The only thing I regret is making just one, since people ate it up so quickly it didn't even last until the next day. Oh, and a note: My filling looked a lot thicker than the one in the video, but when I baked it it was perfectly fine. I used the white sweet potatoes also for more nutritional value!Read more