Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie
Directions
- 1Roast the sweet potatoes in the oven at 400°F for about 45 minutes to an hour.
- 2Once the sweet potatoes are roasted and slightly cooled, mash them until smooth, using a Kitchen Aid or hand mixer to ensure no strings remain.
- 3Add the stick of browned salted butter to the mashed sweet potatoes.
- 4Pour in a 12-ounce can of evaporated milk.
- 5Add half a cup of sweetened condensed milk.
- 6Stir in the Bourbon vanilla extract.
- 7Add cinnamon and ginger.
- 8Mix in one cup of white sugar and half a cup of brown sugar.
- 9Add about three tablespoons of freshly squeezed orange juice.
- 10Grate your own nutmeg into the mixture.
- 11Taste the mixture before adding eggs.
- 12Lightly beat the eggs and then stir them into the sweet potato mixture.
- 13Pour the filling into the pie crusts, which have been pricked with a fork.
- 14Place the pie crusts on a baking sheet to prevent spills in the oven.
- 15Bake at 350°F for about one hour.
- 16Cool completely before slicing.
Ingredients
- 7 small sweet potatoes
- 1 stick browned salted butter
- 12 ounce can evaporated milk
- 0.5 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tsp Bourbon vanilla extract
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
- 0.5 tsp ginger
- 1 cup white sugar
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 3 eggs
- 2 (9-inch) pie crusts
Equipment
ovenKitchen Aid mixerhand mixerbaking sheet
Tips
- To reduce stringiness in sweet potatoes, cut them in half before roasting.
- Roast sweet potatoes for a deeper flavor.
- Use a mixer to ensure smooth, string-free sweet potato puree.
- Grate your own nutmeg for the best flavor.
- Place pie crusts on a baking sheet to catch spills.
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