Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Black Folks' Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

The Southern snacks are on another level when it comes to their extremely mouth-watering blend of different flavours. Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie Recipe is one of them.

This toothsome recipe is filled with sweet and soft potatoes, and the hints of sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg make it one of the most loved snacks.

As a bonus, you get the velvety texture of butter also. So when all these flavours and textures come together wrapped in the pie crust, they give utter satisfaction to the taste buds. Let’s not wait and try this recipe!

How to Make Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie?

The time and effort for this recipe is comparable to its delicious nature. First, you have to bake the sweet potatoes. Then mash them and add butter. Mix them and then add eggs. Again mix them. 

This time add cloves, salt, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and mix. Finally, add vanilla and evaporated milk and give a final blend. 

Place a pie crust in a pie crust pan. Transfer the sweet potato mixture to the pie crust and bake for an hour. Serve with whipped cream on top. This delicious recipe takes almost 2 hours to make.

Ingredients for Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie

For making Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie, you need the following ingredients:

  • Sweet potatoes = 2 lbs
  • Granulated sugar = ½ cup
  • Light brown sugar = ½ cup
  • Evaporated milk = 1 cup
  • Unsalted butter = 4 oz
  • Nutmeg = 1 tsp
  • Vanilla extract = 2 tsp
  • Ground ginger = ½ tsp
  • Ground cinnamon = 1 tsp
  • Eggs = 2 large
  • Salt = ¼ tsp
  • Ground cloves = ½ tsp
  • Pie crust = 1 (9 inches)

Step-by-Step Guide for Making Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie

Follow these instructions to make Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie:

Step 1

Line the baking sheet with foil, spray the baking spray, and preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 2

Wash the sweet potatoes and then dry them with the help of paper towels. With the fork, make piercings in them several times. Place them on the foil-lined baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes so that they are very tender.

Step 3

Take a pie pan, grease it with baking spray, and place the pie crust on it. Place it on a side.

Step 4

Take out the baked sweet potatoes from the oven, cool them, and peel their skin. Then place peeled sweet potatoes in a bowl. Mash them with a handheld mixer.

Step 5

Add the unsalted softened butter to the mashed potatoes and mix them for a minute so that they are combined thoroughly. Then add eggs and repeat the same.

Step 6

Add cloves, salt, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg to the mixture. Give them a thorough mix to combine all the ingredients very well. In the final mixing step, add evaporated milk and vanilla extract and mix them.

Step 7

In the pie crust that you previously added to the pie crust pan, add this mixture. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The colour of the pie should be brown.

Step 8

Take out once the pie is done. Let it cool for half an hour and garnish with whipping cream and cinnamon powder. Black Folk’s Sweet Potatoes are ready. Serve and enjoy!

Closing

I hope this recipe captured your attention and will capture yours in its wholesome flavour and texture. If you are a sweet potato lover, this Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie is worth a try. So whether you serve it as a snack or a dessert, it works well and promises you as great a taste as the effort it takes to make.

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Black Folks' Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Black Folks’ Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

The Southern snacks are on another level when it comes to their extremely mouth-watering blend of different flavours. Black Folks' Sweet Potato Pie Recipe is one of them.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs Sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup Light brown sugar
  • 1 cup Evaporated milk
  • 4 oz Unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp Ground ginger
  • 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 2 large Eggs
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Ground cloves
  • 1 Pie crust (9 inches)

Instructions
 

  • Line the baking sheet with foil, spray the baking spray, and preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Wash the sweet potatoes and then dry them with the help of paper towels. With the fork, make piercings in them several times. Place them on the foil-lined baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes so that they are very tender.
  • Take a pie pan, grease it with baking spray, and place the pie crust on it. Place it on a side.
  • Take out the baked sweet potatoes from the oven, cool them, and peel their skin. Then place peeled sweet potatoes in a bowl. Mash them with a handheld mixer.
  • Add the unsalted softened butter to the mashed potatoes and mix them for a minute so that they are combined thoroughly. Then add eggs and repeat the same.
  • Add cloves, salt, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg to the mixture. Give them a thorough mix to combine all the ingredients very well. In the final mixing step, add evaporated milk and vanilla extract and mix them.
  • In the pie crust that you previously added to the pie crust pan, add this mixture. Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The colour of the pie should be brown.
  • Take out once the pie is done. Let it cool for half an hour and garnish with whipping cream and cinnamon powder. Black Folk’s Sweet Potatoes are ready. Serve and enjoy!
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