Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie

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Great recipe. This one tops the chart in my book.

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The meringue topping greatly detracts from the sweet potato flavor, and a meringue topping on a classic like sweet potato? Gilding the lily much, Paula? Sweet potato is wonderful, people! Stop beating eggs and sugar, purchasing tubs of Cool Whip (!!!, and who knows what else to mound on a great pie. If the pie doesn't taste great, search for a better recipe or look for ways to improve technique.

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This recipe is fantabulous! I had never made a sweet potato pie and made this recipe for Thanksgiving and it turned out amazing! I did follow the suggestion of one of the reviewers and doubled the cinnamon and ginger and also subbed 1/2 cup of white sugar out for brown sugar. I also baked the potatoes in the oven first. I didn't do the meringue this time and just used whipped topping. And actually I made 2 pies, one diabetic (using "Ideal" sugar and brown sugar and I couldn't tell the difference between the diabetic one and the regular one. I will definitely make this pie many times over... love it! Thanks Paula!

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Paula, I have made this pie 4 times already. My family and I love it! I even brought my relatives over 2 pies for thanksgiving. Thank You!

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This was delicious and a big hit with Dear H. I left off the merengue and cut the sugar in the pie by 25%, like I do in most recipes. Still plenty sweet and a great treat as a side for bbq chicken and steamed kale!

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Wow! I used left over sweet potato casserole from Thanksgiving. I also used a food processor instead of a hand mixer b/c I wanted the potatoes to be completely smooth. Made a graham cracker crust in place of the pie shell since I didn't have one and didn't have time for the store let alone make it myself. Was expecting quite a bit more meringue, but it was still fabulous. Thanks again Paula!!

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Made this for a potluck dinner last night; it was fabulous! Did not have the butter to melt, so substituted 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Also used 2.5 cups of mashed sweet potatoes like someone else suggested. Did not need the meringue. Delish!

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Oh Paula, you made me the hit of the party! I made this pie twice in three days. It took my oven about 70 minutes to cook the pie properly. I brought it over to my friend's home and just before she was going to serve it-- she popped it under the broiler to "re-energize" the meringue. Well, we all forgot the pie was in the oven. When the pie was eventually retrieved, the meringue was burnt. I gasped and turned pale. You will never believe this though-- it still tasted AMAZING! The meringue tasted like toasted marshmallows on an open flame. Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe.
http://sparrowsandspatulas.blogspot.com/2010/11/old-fashioned-sweet-potato-pie.html

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First off I love sweet potatoes in any shape or form. But when some people heard that I was serving a sweet potato pie, they were turned off by the idea until this pie hit the table. It was amazing and with the meringue on top, the showmanship of the pie was perfect. People fell in love with it, and one pie completely disappeared. I wasn't disappointed about that either.

Anyways. I used the typical graham cracker crust from your standard grocery store and was able to fill 2 crusts. However the meringue I think was designed for one pie. But this was simple and even my little brother, with no cooking skills, was able to make this recipe. AMAZING

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I LOVE PAULA!!!! I made this pie for the first time yesterday, thanksgiving morning! it wasnt too hard to make, but I would Recommend, making sure after u dice and boil the raw sweet potatoes, to strain and then puree them! as fine as u can get them, i had to mash mine thru a mesh strainer!! But it was worth it, Im eating a slice with some coffee and its a nice, warm, light, yet sweet and decadent; with a tender curst! must make it!!!