Easy Southern Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Topping
This Southern sweet potato pie recipe is one of my favorite dishes to make and eat. The filling is silky smooth with all the sweet flavors that scream cold temperatures here.
Equipment
- Stand Mixer Bowl
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Pie
- 3 medium sweet potatoes or 670 grams
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter or 85 grams
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk you can also use dairy-free milk.
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 2 9-inch pie pastry shells or 1 9-inch deep-dish pie party shell
Marshmallow Topping
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 7 oz marshmallow fluff
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract you can also use vanilla bean paste for a little razzle dazzle.
Instructions
Sweet Potato Pie
- Scrub sweet potatoes under water to remove any excess dirt.
- Place sweet potatoes in a large pot with water. Boil unpeeled sweet potatoes until tender (You should be able to stick a fork easily through the sweet potatoes.)
- Let sweet potatoes cool then peel. Place sweet potatoes in a stand mixer bowl
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- With the whisk attachment whipped sweet potatoes for 3-5 minutes or until smooth.
- Add granulated sugar and butter. Mix until sugar and butter are incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Add egg mixture to the sweet potatoes mixture and mix until combined.
- Mix in cinnamon and nutmeg by hand.
- Grab pie shells from the freezer and divide the sweet potato filling between both pie shells.
- Optional: Cover exposed pie crust with aluminum foil to prevent burning.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 60 minutes or until a toothpick placed in the center comes out clean.
- Let pies cool then slice and serve with marshmallow topping or whipped cream.
Marshmallow Topping (Optional)
- Beat butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
- Mix in fluff until incorporated. Then add vanilla.
- Pipe or spoon onto pie slices.
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