Favorite Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Posted by lotus42 on Nov 09, 2009 · Member since Mar 2007 · 3081 posts
My mom requested sweet potato pie this year for dessert. I've never made it before and noticed there's only one recipe on here. I googled and most of the recipes used pumpkin and sweet potatoes interchangeably. Do any of you have a favorite sweet potato pie recipe? I also really like the Crustless Pumpkin Pecan Pie from this site, so I was thinking about just subbing sweet potatoes for the pumpkin. Thoughts? Suggestions?
Gah! You reminded me that I promised secondbase I'd make a sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving this year. This thread is relevant to my interests.
Really? Nobody? Hmm. :(
Secondbase got a similar (lack of) response to this question last year: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=24991.0
in my experience, there are a few foods where recipes (such as sweet potato pie) are guarded 'family secrets'....I've never had his....but an older gentleman who's a friend, and former co-worker, of the bartender at the wine bar has his grandmother's recipe. I'm thinking about proposing a trade...my cookies for the recipe...but we'll see. ;)
I've never even seen/tasted a pumpkin pie and struggle with the idea of pumpkin for dessert so ... I'm of no help whatsoever!
I am curious though, and might even try one for the unofficial thanksvegan dinner I'm trying to organise with Theo...
There is a Sweet Potato Pie recipe in The Vegan Table that I've been wanting to try.
There is a Sweet Potato Pie recipe in The Vegan Table that I've been wanting to try.
Yes! That's the one I am going to make!
P.S. I totally didn't look through my cookbooks before I asked this question. Lazy.
I am curious though, and might even try one for the unofficial thanksvegan dinner I'm trying to organise with Theo...
Awww. That's cool! :)>>>
There is a Sweet Potato Pie recipe in The Vegan Table that I've been wanting to try.
Yes! That's the one I am going to make!
P.S. I totally didn't look through my cookbooks before I asked this question. Lazy.
Let us know how it comes out. It looks good and I've successes with The Vegan Table so far.
I haven't made it yet but I was thinking of just making my own sweet potato puree and substituting it with the pumpkin puree in the pumpkin pie recipe that I always use. Let me know what you guys end up with. I will eventually make currently I am out of silken tofu. It is expensive at my local grocery store so I usually hold out and buy at Asian market.
Ingredients:
12 oz of silken tofu
2 cups of sweet potato purred
1/2 of liquid sweetener(I used homemade simple sugar) but something like maple syrup or agave syrup would do too.
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 ground nutmeg (or more if not fresh)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon of ground clove (this stuff is potent so a little goes a long way for flavoring).
Pretty much just blend in a blender all the ingredients until very well blended. Then pour into a cooked pie crust. Bake at 350F for about 40 to 45 minutes. My oven takes a lot longer to cook so really just look to make sure that the pie filling is not wobbly if you move it a bit. Its okay if its soft though (not wobbly) because this does firm up more as it cools! Let it cool off then chill it for 1-2 hours.
Just remember this is from the pumpkin pie recipe I use just substituting the pumpkin puree with the sweet potato. I suggest playing around with the seasonings too!
This recipe is based off the one from my baking bible "The Joy of Vegan Baking" by Collen Patrick-Goudreau. I would buy this for everyone I meet if I could.
Good luck!
I love love LOVE sweet potatos. Recently I discovered a great recipe from Vegan Lunchbox. Almond buttered sweet potatos. I wonder if you can modify it to a pie?
I like casserole over pie myself, I love sweet potato casserole, I just don't put marshmallows on it.
The recipe for Almond buttered sweet potatos calls for baked sweet potato, brown sugar, cinnamon, dash of nutmeg, juice from half of a orange and whip it all together either in a food processor, or just use a fork.
Maybe do something similar by making a sweet potato pie recipe, but instead of using oil, use almond butter. Yummy!
I haven't made it yet but I was thinking of just making my own sweet potato puree and substituting it with the pumpkin puree in the pumpkin pie recipe that I always use. Let me know what you guys end up with. I will eventually make currently I am out of silken tofu. It is expensive at my local grocery store so I usually hold out and buy at Asian market.
Ingredients:
12 oz of silken tofu
2 cups of sweet potato purred
1/2 of liquid sweetener(I used homemade simple sugar) but something like maple syrup or agave syrup would do too.
1/2 cup of packed brown sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 ground nutmeg (or more if not fresh)
1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon of ground clove (this stuff is potent so a little goes a long way for flavoring).
Pretty much just blend in a blender all the ingredients until very well blended. Then pour into a cooked pie crust. Bake at 350F for about 40 to 45 minutes. My oven takes a lot longer to cook so really just look to make sure that the pie filling is not wobbly if you move it a bit. Its okay if its soft though (not wobbly) because this does firm up more as it cools! Let it cool off then chill it for 1-2 hours.
Just remember this is from the pumpkin pie recipe I use just substituting the pumpkin puree with the sweet potato. I suggest playing around with the seasonings too!
This recipe is based off the one from my baking bible "The Joy of Vegan Baking" by Collen Patrick-Goudreau. I would buy this for everyone I meet if I could.
Good luck!
Since pumpkin isn't available here, I have always just baked my sweet potatoes in the oven and then mashed them and substituted this for canned pumpkin or whatever in a pumpkin pie recipe. You may need a bit more liquid but it works just as well. I have discovered that pureed cooked carrots work too.