Had Instagram existed a few years back, I would have IG'd the look on my husband's (then boyfriend's) face when I volunteered to bring a pumpkin pie to Christmas Eve dinner at his mom's house. It was a look of shock, horror, disapproval, and dismay. "No, you can't," he insisted. "We don't eat pumpkin pie," he explained. OK, then.
Christopher has never tasted (and does not personally care to ever try) pumpkin pie. However, he is an avid fan of sweet potato pie.
I never had sweet potato pie until we started dating, but you better believe I had to pony-up and figure it out once we got married. It is similar to, but not exactly like my mother in-law's recipe. You see, my mother in-law is an amazing cook and baker. She does it all so effortlessly too. Let's be honest, there is simply no need for me to hopelessly try and replicate her amazingness. So I take her foundations and just kinda twist and turn it here and there to make it different. (Let's be honest again, CB probably likes his mom's pie more, and I am totally and completely OK with that. :D)
Alas, here's what we've got:
Ingredients:
*2.5 c sweet potatoes (Or I go by using 3 really big ones because I cannot look at potatoes and somehow think in "cups")
*3 eggs
*1 c melted butter
*3/4 c evaporated milk
*1/2 c sweet condensed milk (or a little more, because why the heck not)
*2 t cinnamon (go big or go home, baby)
*2 t nutmeg (side note on spices: Be mindful of how old your ground spices are. Spices like nutmeg and cinnamon only have a shelf life of about 2 years.)
*1 t vanilla (another side note: not all vanilla extracts are created equally. For pies and other baked goods, I LOVE to use Watkins. You just have to trust me on this. You will notice a difference!)
*1 c sugar (yeah, you read that right)
*2 pre-made roll-out pie crusts
Christopher has never tasted (and does not personally care to ever try) pumpkin pie. However, he is an avid fan of sweet potato pie.
I never had sweet potato pie until we started dating, but you better believe I had to pony-up and figure it out once we got married. It is similar to, but not exactly like my mother in-law's recipe. You see, my mother in-law is an amazing cook and baker. She does it all so effortlessly too. Let's be honest, there is simply no need for me to hopelessly try and replicate her amazingness. So I take her foundations and just kinda twist and turn it here and there to make it different. (Let's be honest again, CB probably likes his mom's pie more, and I am totally and completely OK with that. :D)
Alas, here's what we've got:
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| Oh hello, Gorgeous. Get in my belly. |
Ingredients:
*2.5 c sweet potatoes (Or I go by using 3 really big ones because I cannot look at potatoes and somehow think in "cups")
*3 eggs
*1 c melted butter
*3/4 c evaporated milk
*1/2 c sweet condensed milk (or a little more, because why the heck not)
*2 t cinnamon (go big or go home, baby)
*2 t nutmeg (side note on spices: Be mindful of how old your ground spices are. Spices like nutmeg and cinnamon only have a shelf life of about 2 years.)
*1 t vanilla (another side note: not all vanilla extracts are created equally. For pies and other baked goods, I LOVE to use Watkins. You just have to trust me on this. You will notice a difference!)
*1 c sugar (yeah, you read that right)
*2 pre-made roll-out pie crusts
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| Gather all your ingredients. And uh, please excuse that jacked-up wall. Our home is still under construction! Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Do not be like me and cut corners by setting it to a higher temperature (unless you are in a rush to get to a Church potluck, then fine. Hi, Grace Mosaic!) or else your beloved pie will come out a bit dryer than it's supposed to. |
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| Cut sweet potatoes in half and boil them (with skin) until tender. When ready, run under cold water to easily peel skin off. Stick em in a bowl like so. |
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| Mash em real good in any way you can. I used a masher (or whatever that's called), a hand mixer, AND a hand blender. OCD much? Whatever you do, just make sure you get all the lumps out. Note that some SPs are stringy. You DO NOT want that! No lumps! No strings! You do not want a whole bunch of Betty Crockers judging you. If you are a novice baking lady or a dude who actually cares to read this post because you want to impress a lady, you must understand that people take their pies very seriously. Let me say it again: No lumps! No strings! |
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| Add the following 8 ingredients listed above. Keep mixing. Just check out that beautiful sweet condensed milk action. |
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| Roll out your pie crust into the pie pans and shape the crust as you wish. |
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| After all the mixing at whatnot, it should look something like this. |
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| Pour evenly into pie pans. |
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| Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes or until it's baked through! |
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| Cue the "Hallelujah" chorus. And enjoy! |
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