North Carolina’s Favorite Sweetpotato Pie

The recipe for North Carolina’s Favorite Sweetpotato Pie combines sweet potatoes, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla pudding for a sweet Southern dessert.

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups cooked mashed sweetpotatoes
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup packaged French vanilla instant pudding
¾ cup evaporated milk
2 large eggs, room temperature
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
1 9-inch unbaked pie shell

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine all ingredients and beat at medium speed until well blended. Spread evenly into unbaked pie shell.
2. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees and bake for 40 minutes longer or until set.
3. Cool on wire rack. If desired, garnish with whipped cream, raspberries and mint leaves

Servings: 8

Author: Marianne Langan for the North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission