Easy Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

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When looking for the best, most easy Sweet Potato Pie recipe, I found this amazing one with this beautiful meringue and all that perfect fluff is marshmallow flavored…yum!

I can’t wait to unveil this amazing Thanksgiving pie with my other Thanksgiving desserts. The whole family is going to flip!

Plus, let’s talk about how, since I’m using my Instant Pot to make my sides (yes, even all my southern recipes, y’all!), I’ll have room in the oven for this pie and some apple butter cake. I mean, this is like Thanksgiving logistics, I know, but it’s important! Because you can only fit so much in an oven.

And I’d much rather be putting holiday pies in the oven, if you know what I mean.

I just love pie dessert recipes, honestly. It’s like obsession, just finding great ways to make a pie that everybody will love.

What You Need to Make Easy Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Pie Ingredients

• 1 – 9 inch pre-made pie crust
• 3 cup mashed sweet potato (About 4-6 medium to large sweet potatoes)
• 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, melted
• 3 large eggs, room temp
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 3 tsp grated orange zest
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

How to Make Easy Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

1. To make the pie, start by preheating your oven to 400-degrees.
2. Use a fork to poke each of the sweet potatoes, then bake them for 40 minutes.
3. Allow them to cool, then peel the baked sweet potatoes and cut out any dark spots.
4. Beat the sweet potatoes, add eggs, butter, milk, sugars, and vanilla, cinnamon, just all the spices, in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until well combined.
5. Place your pre-made pie shell in a pie plate and fill with the pie filling. Hint: put it on a baking sheet so that if it were to spill over, it doesn’t do that on your oven–I do that for every pie ever.
6. Bake for 50 minutes.
7. Remove the pie from the oven and cool to room temperature (about 15 minutes).
8. Place pie in the fridge overnight to store it.
9. To make the marshmallow meringue:
10. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
11. Now, you could top this with plain whipped cream, but I like this amazing meringue…
12. Beat the egg whites, salt and cream of tarter until the mixture is foamy.
13. Gradually add in the sugar into the egg white mixture until stiff peaks form.
14. Place the marshmallow fluff in a large bowl.
15. Gently fold the egg white mixture into the marshmallow fluff until combined.
16. Place the marshmallow meringue on top of the cooled pie.
17. Make some peaks with the back of a spoon.
18. Place pie in middle rack of the oven for 5-8 minutes or until your meringue becomes lightly browned.
19. Remove from oven and cool completely.
20. Enjoy!

So if you love this recipe for sweet potato pie, be sure to pin it to your favorite dessert recipes board on Pinterest, that way you can find it fast when it’s time for making a pie!

Oh, but let’s talk about the handful of questions I ALWAYS hear about pies.

How Long Does Sweet Potato Pie Last?

Southern sweet potato pie will last 8-10 days on the counter, no problem. The meringue is the problem, though, because it’s not going to last well if you leave it open to the elements. You MUST store the meringue in an airtight container, or it will melt.

If you want your pie to last longer, you can put it in the refrigerator BEFORE you put on the meringue. Putting the meringue in the fridge will make it rubbery and tough. So, wait on that.

Can You Freeze Sweet Potato Pie?

Absolutely! Just freeze it before you put on the meringue, though–meringue doesn’t do the whole freezing thing well. If you freeze meringue pie, the meringue gets rubbery and tough, which is the opposite of what a meringue should be. Just seal it in an airtight container (I have found that a 2-gallon zipper bag fits a pie quite nicely).

Then, when you’re ready for pie, just remove from the oven, defrost and do the meringue and you’re ready to go!

More Easy Pie Recipes You’ll Love

• Simple Pumpkin Pie – I have never had a more flavorful pie. It’s so creamy and firm, I would marry it if pies could marry.
• Apple Butter Pie – This is a traditional southern pie recipe that has to be tried. It’s so good, you’ll be craving it for every holiday!
• Grandma’s Chocolate Pie – Far and above, one of the best memories I have is centered around this pie, the woman who made it and the love she put in each one.
• Mock Pumpkin Pie with Carrots– You’ve never thought to do this before have you? Super creative!
• Apple Pie Cups– These are perfect bite sized desserts!

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Easy Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 58 minutes

Additional Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 28 minutes

I love traditional southern pies. And this easy sweet potato pie recipe is about as southern as you can get for Thanksgiving desserts!

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Ingredients

Ingredients

• 1 9 inch pre-made pie crust
• 3 C mashed sweet potato (About 4-6 medium to large sweet potatoes)
• 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, melted
• 3 large eggs, room temp
• 1/3 C light brown sugar
• 1/2 C sugar
• 1/2 C sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 C evaporated milk
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 3 tsp grated orange zest
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Marshmallow Meringue

• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 7oz jar of Marshmallow Creme
• 3 large egg whites, room temp
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

1. To make the pie:
2. Preheat your oven to 400-degrees.
3. Use a fork to poke each of the sweet potatoes, then bake them for 40 minutes.
4. Allow them to cool, then peel the potatoes and cut out any dark spots.
5. Beat the sweet potatoes, butter, eggs, sugars, milk, and all the spices until well combined.
6. Place your pre-made pie crust in a pie plate and fill with the pie filling.
7. Bake for 50 minutes.
8. Remove the pie from the oven and cool to room temperature.
9. Place pie in the fridge overnight to store it.
10. To make the marshmallow meringue:
11. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
12. Beat the egg whites, salt and cream of tarter until the mixture is foamy.
13. Gradually add in the sugar into the egg white mixture until stiff peaks form.
14. Place the marshmallow fluff in a large bowl.
15. Gently fold the egg white mixture into the marshmallow fluff until combined.
16. Place the marshmallow meringue on top of the cooled pie.
17. Make some peaks with the back of a spoon.
18. Place pie in middle rack of the oven for 5-8 minutes or until your meringue becomes lightly browned.
19. Remove from oven and cool completely.
20. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 639Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 128mgSodium: 506mgCarbohydrates: 91gFiber: 2gSugar: 65gProtein: 9g