# Sweet Potato Pie

A delicious homemade sweet potato pie featuring a smooth, velvety filling and perfectly baked crust.

- Total time: 70 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 sweet potatoes
- 2 eggs
- sugar
- vanilla bean paste
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- nutmeg

## Instructions

1. Remove pie crusts from the freezer and line them with foil.
2. Use beans as pie weights to par-bake the crust.
3. Bake the pie crusts at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes.
4. Mix one egg yolk and a little heavy cream for an egg wash.
5. Use a pastry brush to lightly coat the edges of the par-baked pie crusts with the egg wash.
6. Wash and pierce the sweet potatoes.
7. Bake the sweet potatoes in the oven at 400 degrees for about an hour.
8. Separate egg yolks from egg whites.
9. Peel the roasted sweet potatoes.
10. Put the peeled sweet potatoes into a food processor.
11. Add two eggs and one egg yolk to the food processor.
12. Add heavy cream to the food processor.
13. Add sugar, vanilla bean paste, a teaspoon of cinnamon, and nutmeg to the food processor.
14. Blend the filling ingredients until smooth and velvety.
15. Pour the sweet potato filling into the par-baked pie crusts.
16. Bake the pies at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
17. Let the pie chill overnight before cutting.

## Equipment

- oven
- baking sheet
- foil
- fork
- pastry brush
- knife
- food processor
- pie pan

## Tips

- For a smooth texture, blend the sweet potatoes in a food processor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQjmgeu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5e502be3-3064-4f07-a7c4-45795d6a0e2a
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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