Southern Homemade Sweet Potato Pie Recipe ~ So Easy, So Delicious! (2024)

FAQs

How do you fix too much sugar in a sweet potato pie? ›

Your best bet might be to add something to the filling to counter the sweetness. Something tangy like sour cream or buttermilk can help.

Sweet potato pie boasts the same creamy texture of other custard pies. While that does begin with ingredients, how you bake that pie really affects that final product. If you over-bake it, it becomes dense and loses its satiny mouthfeel; if you under-bake it, it will never set up to slice.

A notable accomplishment is that Kinna is the person responsible for creating the Patti Labelle Sweet Potato Pie. Due to her commitment to excellence and high standards, she broke history in grocery retail by giving her customers something to sing about.

Cooking Prematurely: It's important that your oven is at 350°F when you put in your pie. If it's still too hot from roasting the potatoes or not fully preheated, it'll disrupt the baking process and may cause cracking.

Tapioca-it's not just for pudding! This old-school ingredient may be what your great grandmother used to thicken her pies, and it's still great for making a perfect fruit pie with a clear, stable filling. Tapioca is derived from cassava (also known as yuca or manioc), a starchy root native to South America.

What do I do if my sweet potato pie filling is runny? One thing I love about this sweet potato pie is the addition of flour to get the perfect texture. Also, be sure to chill the pie for at least 3 hours once it cools. This allows the filling to set.

Brush Your Pie in Egg Wash

Once you've pre-baked your pie, brush the bottom and sides of the crust with egg wash, then reheat at 400° for 4 minutes to set the glaze. This creates a seal between the crust and the filling so that your crust stays crispy and golden once the filling is added.

Sweet potato pies usually contain milk and eggs, so they are essentially baked custard pies and should be stored in the refrigerator. Rule of thumb: If a pie contains milk, cream and/or eggs, refrigerate it. You'll also want to refrigerate pies containing evaporated or condensed milk products.

Overmixing: Overmixing the sweet potato filling can lead to a mushy texture. When mixing, especially after adding eggs, mix and mash only enough to combine the ingredients. Overmixing can add excess air, leading to a softer texture.

Chef notes. Singer Patti LaBelle learned this pie recipe from her best friend and hairstylist Norma Gordon Harris. This sweet potato pie has a thin layer of brown sugar on the bottom crust. This "black bottom" doesn't just add flavor, it also helps keep the filling from making the crust soggy.

What are some fun facts about sweet potato pie? ›

Did you know: Sweet Potato Pie was a favourite of Henry VIII of England, believing it was an aphrodisiac[1]. The sweet potato neither a potato nor a yam. It is commonly thought to be a type of potato but belongs to the morning glory family, not the nightshade family.

But for dessert fans, the biggest news came in the lead up to Thanksgiving: the world got a new sweet potato pie thanks to Patti LaBelle — and there was an overwhelming response. What began with a viral video quickly led to people paying upwards of $60 for the $3.48 Walmart-exclusive pies.

Patti Labelle Sweet Potato Pie Single Slice (1 pie) contains 36g total carbs, 33g net carbs, 12g fat, 3g protein, and 250 calories.

If you were to take a bite of both sweet potato and pumpkin pies, you'll notice that there are more similarities than differences. They're both made with eggs, vanilla, and milk (either whole or condensed), and they're both seasoned with warm spices including cinnamon and nutmeg.