Math Geek meets Home Cook . I created Erique Berry Co. to share all the positive and inspiring experiences I come across daily. Those experiences come in the form of cooking, loving, learning, and living in Charlotte, NC.
November 11, 2021
This Southern sweet potato pie with marshmallow recipe is a favorite dish to make and devour. The filling is silky smooth with all the sweet flavors that scream cold temperatures are here. This easy sweet potato pie recipe is straightforward, and below I share tips to help make sure your sweet potato pie comes out perfect. Like “When is my sweet potato pie done?”
Additionally, are you looking for a “Black People’s Sweet Potato Pie Recipe,”? Well, this recipe is for you since it did come from my late mother. Well, the pie part is her recipe, but the marshmallow topping is my own doing. However, feel free to serve the sweet potato pie without the marshmallow topping or with whipped cream.
Sweet potato pie is a straightforward soul-food dessert, and it will take you no time to master making. But on the other hand, small mistakes can cost your pie not to be a crowd-pleaser. No worries, I have the tips to help you make the sweet potato pie that your family and friends will ask you to make again.
First, completely tender sweet potatoes are vital, because nobody wants to bite into a hard chunk of sweet potato in your pie. In all, the filling of the pie is firm but silky. In addition to being thick, it should take some elbow grease to mix the filling.
Of course, when making sweet potato pie I have to play with the moisture (milk). There are times the pie filling will get extra liquid (water from the sweet potatoes), and in this case, you want to reduce the milk or omit it altogether. Remember the filling should “plop” into your pie shell, and/or you should have to spoon the filling into the shells.
It is equally vital not to remove your pie shells from the freezer until you are ready to fill them. The thawed-out pie crust will bake faster than your pie filling; in return, you may have a well-done (brunt) crust and soupy pie filling.
Umm, I don’t recommend preparing the filling in advance. Still, if you have extra pie filling but no pie shell, you can store the excess in the refrigerator but use the filling within 24 hours.
Another question I often get is, “When is my sweet potato pie done? Done sweet potato pies send a buttery sweet potato scent wafting through the house like your favorite song on level ten. Insert a toothpick in the middle of the pie if the toothpick comes out clean you have a done pie.
Easy answer, you don’t, and a hand mixer with beaters will work just fine. As a matter of fact, to create a more silky pie filling, use an electric mixer because this reduces the amount of potato “strings” (Sweet potatoes are very fibrous).
The two common reasons the pie is falling apart. First, the pie is not done baking. Depending on your stove and geographic location, sweet potato pies can take more than an hour or more to bake. Give your pie time to bake and cover the exposed crust with aluminum foil to prevent burning. Never judge pie doneness by the crust.
The pie baked for 2 hours, and it is still falling apart? Did you forget the eggs, or maybe the filling has too much liquid? Either way, start over… or still enjoy the pie by throwing in a bowl with some vanilla ice cream.
The truth is sometimes it just easier to buy the pie versus serving a terrible-tasting sweet potato pie. Charlotte has a few bakeries serving homemade sweet potato pie vibes.
If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and don’t forget to tag a photo #eatingwitherique on Instagram. I would love to hear from you.
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Great post! Sweet potato pie is a holiday staple.
I love sweet potato pie and I’m always looking for new ways to make it and I think this recipe is it! Simple ingredients while maintaining the delicious flavor of the sweet potato. The marshmallow topping was the perfect addition.
We always have sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving so I did a trial run with your recipe. It was a huge hit and all of your tips helped me be successful. That part about having tender sweet potatoes is so crucial.
It is imperative a well-rounded cook have a sweet potato pie recipe in her arsenal, and for me this recipe is it!
First of all, your photos are stunning! And this recipe was delicious! Definitely making this again on Thanksgiving!
Wow! Okay, so this is my new favorite sweet potato pie recipe! It came out so delicious and I LOVED the marshmallow fluff on top! I will definitely be making this again!!
This is a truly delicious sweet potato pie!! The marshmallow topping was so easy to make and everyone loved it!
This is definitely going to be a repeat recipe in our household! Plus, your recipe tips made it so easy and effortless to make without worry or stress! Thanks so much!
I always struggled with making sweet potato pie but this recipe was so easy to follow and was so delicious! I had it with a scoop of ice cream and it was utter perfection!
The pie shells shortcut was such a time-saver. And I hadn’t tried marshmallow fluff on sweet potato pie before this–loved it!