# Big Mama's SWEET POTATO PIE

This is a simple, straightforward, and absolutely perfect Southern sweet potato pie recipe inspired by Big Mama's Mississippi kitchen.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil or any neutral oil like canola
- 1 cup salted butter
- 2.5 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 0 pinch kosher salt
- 2 pie crusts of homemade pie crust

## Instructions

1. Bake the sweet potatoes.
2. Slice open the baked sweet potatoes and scoop the flesh into a bowl.
3. Mash the sweet potatoes in a mixer to remove any strings.
4. Add butter to the mashed sweet potatoes and blend.
5. Add granulated sugar and blend.
6. Add eggs and blend.
7. Add evaporated milk and blend.
8. Add vanilla extract and blend.
9. Add flour and blend.
10. Add nutmeg and a pinch of kosher salt, then blend until smooth.
11. Roll out the homemade pie dough.
12. Transfer the rolled pie dough to a pie dish.
13. Trim excess dough from the edges with scissors.
14. Crimp the edges of the pie crust.
15. Pour the silky sweet potato filling into the pie crust.
16. Smooth the top of the filling with a spatula.
17. Bake the pie until golden brown.
18. Let the pie set up after baking.

## Equipment

- oven
- knife
- large bowl
- electric mixer
- rolling pin
- scissors
- pie dish
- spatula
- oven mitts

## Tips

- Bake, don't boil, sweet potatoes to bring out incredible flavors.
- Blend thoroughly to remove strings for a super silky pie.
- Use only granulated sugar and nutmeg, no brown sugar or other spices, as per Big Mama's recipe.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGmAZdMpxBb/?igsh=MXRnZXQ0eDU3cG5kdw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c9e52c77-755e-48e9-8961-5f3c7816fe5e
- Extracted: 2025-10-26

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