Prep Time::15 mins
Cook Time:: 1 hr 40 mins
Total Time:: 1 hr 55 mins
Servings::8
Yield::1 (9-inch) pie
Ingredients
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1 (1 pound) sweet potato, with skin
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
½ cup milk
2 large eggs
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
Directions
Gather the ingredients.
Place whole sweet potato in pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil until tender when pierced with a fork, 40 to 50 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove sweet potato from the pot and run under cold water. Remove and discard skin. . Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined.
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Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.
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Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before serving.
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Cook’s Note
The pie will be puffed up like a soufflé when you remove it from the oven, but it will deflate as it cools.