# Sweet Potato Pie

This recipe shows how to make a sweet potato pie with a gingerbread crust using a family recipe.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 14 oz ginger snaps
- 1 cup melted butter
- 0.75 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon allspice
- 3 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 0.5 cup evaporated milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 stick butter

## Instructions

1. Crush ginger snaps into crumbs using a meat mallet.
2. Combine crushed ginger snaps, melted butter, brown sugar, and flour in a bowl. Mix well.
3. Press the mixture into a pie dish to form the crust.
4. Boil sweet potatoes until soft, then mash them.
5. Mix mashed sweet potatoes with a hand mixer to remove stringy bits.
6. Add allspice, brown sugar, eggs, evaporated milk, vanilla, and butter to the sweet potatoes.
7. Mix all ingredients together well using a hand mixer.
8. Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pie crust.
9. Bake at 375°F for 50 minutes to an hour.
10. Let the pie cool for a few hours before slicing and serving.

## Equipment

- oven
- whisk
- hand mixer
- measuring cups and spoons
- pie dish
- plastic bag
- meat mallet

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2exkJ4e/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f037cad2-ba5b-4f96-af6e-a275de6bd544
- Extracted: 2025-01-18

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