# Sweet Potato Pie Basics

This video covers the basics of making sweet potato pies, offering beginner-friendly tips and tricks.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups mashed sweet potato
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 stick melted butter
- 0.5 cup evaporated milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp nutmeg

## Instructions

1. Peel the roasted sweet potatoes.
2. Whip the sweet potatoes in a large bowl with a hand mixer.
3. Remove any strings from the beater by rinsing them off and continue whipping until no more strings are seen.
4. Add melted butter to the whipped sweet potato mixture.
5. Add vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the mixture.
6. Pour the sweet potato filling into pie shells.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes to an hour.

## Equipment

- hand mixer
- large bowl
- jar
- beater
- kitchenaid
- pie shells
- baking sheet

## Tips

- Whip sweet potatoes first to remove any strings.
- For a more custardy pie filling, use melted butter versus softened butter.
- Do not blind bake pie shells because they will bake for over an hour.
- When making multiple pies, adjust the original recipe by adding an additional egg, half a stick of butter, and a quarter cup of milk per pie.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AW9t1H/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/558f044e-2f5e-4ace-825e-a63cb8837ecf
- Extracted: 2025-10-21

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