The BEST Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

[@deebee4850]

I made this yesterday. First time I’ve ever tasted a sweet potato pie, let alone made one. It was absolutely delicious, John. Thank you!

[@matt-g-recovers]

This happens a lot with me too the same with scones I had never had a stone before I made my own

[@MsUnik44]

Chef's kiss to the chef! Honestly, I've made Sweet Potato Pie for many years -- patiently removing the strings. Whether using a hand mixer or stand mixer...and rinsing the beaters several times to remove the strings. But using the food processor is genius, a thousand thanks for the tip. And yes, my pies turned out light and fluffy and of course, delicious! Thanks sharing. Love the channel.

[@HallieQueenie]

Yes sweet potato pie! Grew up on this! Nothing else compares

[@PreppyKitchen]

So good!

[@rrichardson652]

Looks delicious! Lemon extract is a must ingredient in a sweet potato pie.

[@ravenosborn]

My grandpa used to make a bunch of these for Thanksgiving and always hid one for me to have by myself. He passed away unexpectedly last year, before he ever wrote down the recipe. This year, I plan to start creating my own recipe in his beloved memory. I think this will be excellent recipe to start a new family tradition 😊

[@CM-ho5ic]

🤗

[@user-vy6fk3rh6z]

Aww. That would’ve been so special if you had his recipe 💙. Well you can dedicate your recipe to him🙂

[@RAHAGELLEMUHUMED]

❤niceee

[@danaandrews-wylie3613]

I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you have a great Thanksgiving. May his spirit guide you through the recipe.

[@stars-are-us]

I use a hand emulsion blender to cream my sweet potatoes, add butter, 1 can sweeten condensed milk, as less extra sugar as possible, lemon zest, pumpkin pie spice, and those spices. Dark brown sugar instead of granulated. Then eat it breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

[@adriennemcmillan9637]

Looks delicious! Very similar to my recipe but I use allspice instead of ginger. Plus I add molasses and melted butter for a rich and decadent pie. It's great with a peacan pie like topping baked on top. 💜

[@SD-nh6tz]

Thanks for that tip

[@bkhollyr]

I’ve been making sweet potato pies for decades as part of my holiday meal. This recipe is all new to me. I’ll be trying it this year. It looks delicious.

[@deebee4850]

I made this over the weekend, and I can tell you it was FANTASTIC!

[@atlaustell]

Thank you for making a sweet potato pie. Most of us in the South (as well as most us black people) only eat sweet potato pies, not pumpkin pie.

[@LuckyLiger-zg7hx]

Did exactly as you instructed. Both pies were amazingly delicious. The potatoes were so silky smooth after the food processing. Thank you for that simple and easy direction. 😀👍🏾

[@RayMacksKitchenandGrill]

This recipe is calling my name...awesome for the holidays indeed.

[@justpippyj]

I watch your videos twice. The first view is to covet your kitchen. The second view is for the cooking. I love your channel!!!❤

[@melindaonamission9511]

I'm going to be making this pie for this year's Thanksgiving celebration. My father in law loves sweet potato pie and I've never made one for him!

[@igivehairlife3]

Mr John I love your recipes! Thank you for this one. ❤

[@debbybrady1246]

I’m going to make this using my home grown sweet potatoes.

[@lxonaa]

this looks so tempting! your amazing john thank you for working so hard in creating the best of the best easy to follow recipes! :)

[@PreppyKitchen]

You are so welcome, that's very kind.

[@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888]

Greetings from Redondo Beach CA🇺🇸Thank you for sharing this recipe. I just followed your directions and for the first time I made a perfect pie. Needless to say baking has always been a challenge to me.😎

[@rspen2142]

Well, I am the kind of person who buys store bought crusts. After many years of doing so, you learn a thing or two about what to do. Turn your oven on to 350-375 degrees; not 400 degrees. Let your frozen pie crust thaw for about 10 minutes. Prick it well on the bottom and sides (and I mean prick it!). Then place that puppy on the lowest rack for about 10-12 minutes. By doing this on the bottom rack, the bottom of the crust cooks while the edges, being so far away from the top of the oven, will stay nice and light. Let it cool a bit before adding the filling and then place the pie on the middle rack for the set amount of time.

[@ScottRandolph-dd7dr]

😂 howdy from coastal Mississippi. Excellent recipe. I add a little whiskey for a smooth taste. The heat of the oven, bakes the alcohol out.🎉

[@shirleywine714]

I was just looking for a sweet potato pie recipe, now I have one love your channel

[@lauriegelinas257]

Sweet potato pie or butternut squash pie is so good cold in the morning with a hot cup of coffee!

[@vannshuttleworth4738]

I find that putting the sweet potatoes in the microwave does a good job. John is right about not over mixing; my pie filling was "crumbly ".

[@lucretiaflowers5497]

Love, love sweet potato pie❤

[@vettej6530]

Making this one for Christmas

[@AkwardPlatypus]

Your recipes are always so amazing! My family loves each one I've made, and that's a lot! I love your cookbook as well!! I was hoping to request two recipes! Blooming onions, and Ratatouille!

[@Trapik11037]

Cool, love your channel, i teached a lot at it. Thanks for your recepies.

[@PreppyKitchen]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@Patti-1962]

Sweet potato pie is my favorite pie of all time. So, there is always a dilemma, can I also make my marshmallow topped sweet potato casserole too? If my husband wins out and we have pumpkin pie, I will eat a second serving of sweet potatoes as my dessert!! Anyone else have this struggle?

[@greeneggslamb9336]

We do both. Candied yams AND sweet potato pie!

[@danielpreilly77]

I have grown to prefer sweet potato pie over pumpkin pie. I see a lot of recipes call for lemon extract, any reason you decided to omit Jon?

[@jennifercox7472]

I see a ton of recipes that include butter, and some don't? I wonder why that is?!?!

[@aidavega3164]

I will make it tonight for Thanksgiving

[@jenb.9454]

Love this dish served cold.

[@shekelafarmer8306]

Appears soooo right and yummy 😋 for my tummy.😊

[@lavieenfrance5175]

i will do this..looks yummy!

[@deec3561]

A bit different from what we make at home but there were still good tips that I’ll try this holiday

[@loveandrea5567]

New subscriber here, I thouroughly enjoyed this video!

[@brittanycorbo7231]

Oh and I made your caramel yesterday and it was delicious 🤤

[@brittanycorbo7231]

I love his oven

[@pamw8102]

So delicious looking! I also love a little less than half sweet potato and the rest pumpkin. (And a good pinch of ground cloves). 🥰

[@yolandastanford9223]

Looks delicious!!!!

[@VeronicaHernandez-ft1uf]

Do u wash the potatoes before i put in oven? Also i bought pie crust do i defrost it first or bJe it before filling?

[@TheJoker1716]

You do you 😂 cmon John 👏🏾

[@lucyq.8041]

If you don't have a food processor do you think an emulsifier would work?

[@Leoprincess3038]

This whole video is beautiful 😮🥲😂😂😂

[@truthful2293]

In your cook book you have a marshmallow recipe that I don’t see in your videos using gelatin and not corn syrup which I like. But I’m very confused about what I need to do there are so many “bowls” and mixers around. Can you please do a video on that? Thank you so much ❤

[@snezeire]

I really want to try and make a savory version of this. We love sweet potato mashed potatoes in my family. I’d love to do the this but maybe substitute the sweet spices for paprika, red chili powder, and something else. Dunno.

[@daph1212]

I make my shepherds pie with sweet potato instead of a white potato variety. I finish the top off with chili powder. My family enjoys it.

[@inescardillo8829]

John, I have glass pie plates. After freezing the formed pie crust, is there a chance that my pie plate will crack when placed in the hot oven?

[@alketastruga7288]

Looks good and delicious 😋

[@arleneperry9899]

I used the food processor to cream my sweet potatoes also, but I didn't take it out to another bowl. I added all of the other ingredients into the food processor. I hate extra dishes to clean. LOL 😁

[@larrytemp3063]

5:49 FROZED IT❓️👍👀

[@Leoprincess3038]

How long to bake the potatoes? I have a REALLY big one and 2 small?

[@JohnHausser]

I’m not a 🥧 guy but I’d would make this 🍠 🥧 😊

[@nuclearchick27]

Can this filling be made up a few days ahead? How can I make this ahead? Could I bake it the day before? Help!

[@nancycarter5101]

Can it all be mixed in food processor

[@Mikki220]

Yum!

[@mirnarodriguez-mojica3459]

Love your way of teaching 👍🏽 those are yams cause sweet potato has a different color not orangy

[@aviviapatrick707]

I always roast my sweet potatoes too; no sense in letting the flavor boil away in the water… biggest difference is that I add melted butter and no milk or ginger- everything else is the same as yours. I’ll try your way as well.

[@Zhainagotovit]

Керемет шыгыпты❤

[@louiselill1528]

Pie, I have never tried yet

[@bencebodor3656]

Rly potatoes in pie.. Russet or red potatoes works too?

[@santafi75]

This fascinates me - we use sweet potatoes as a normal potato replacement (so roast, mash, turn into fries or wedges) here in Australia. Will def try this pie though and see how it goes.

[@DonnaYoung-x9j]

Use roasted cinnamon for aricher flavor

[@marksieber4626]

You had me at dark rum or bourbon

[@charlenes5]

Can you replace the egg if you have an allergy to eggs if so what can you replace eggs with

[@JG_SmileSOBright]

I bake sweet potatoes for every preparation. Concentrates the sugars inside so you don't have to use as much. The flavor is intensified as well. Boiling is a NO 😂

[@denisedean8749]

A sprinkle of salt makes it 1000 times better

[@Gregory-yk4wx]

What happened to the butter never had sweet potato pie without butter 😅😊😂

[@BrotherNo]

I only have white ones.

[@exbronco]

That's quite a spice drawer.

[@VeiledDancer]

One problem with this……… you didn’t make two of them 😂

[@ReneeE-n9y]

What if I don’t have a processor 😢

[@LadyCin611]

My family would kill me if I made pumpkin pie and not sweet potato pie!

[@nichelleclinkscale6432]

LOOKS NICE BUT IT AIN'T GRANNY'S RECIPE...LOL 😂

[@Craxin01]

If you want to avoid overmixing the custard at the end, I'd mix the sugar and spices together before adding to the sweet potato. You won't have to work out clumps of spices, so less mixing.

[@LaurieBug23]

Just showed my sister the strawberry lemonade cake video after watching this pie. She said she wishes she could bake alongside of you, because she feels you would help her better her skills in a gentle, nice way!! You're just the kindest soul! Thank you for sharing your baking skills and smiling face with us!

[@adriennemcmillan9637]

I knew this was going to be a great recipe when he started with roasted sweet potatoes! I never boil mine for yummy pies 💜

[@rwhite3119]

First of all, boiling the sweet potatoes does not bother the potatoes… We have been doing it that way for years… We never cooked our crush first. We don’t put ginger or salt in sweet potato pies.

[@linenashley]

Ooo I can’t wait to make my pies for Thanksgiving! I have core memories of sore fingers from peeling and chopping sweet potatoes as a child. Baking them is a game changer 😂🎉 We add a dash of OJ. It adds the slightest punch - similar to the salt! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@emmajosaphine]

I always add a squeeze of lemon juice to balance out my pie. I never thought of OJ, I’ll have to try it!

[@IWishUWereTacos]

I'm going to try this tip!

[@futureDrNLB]

@@emmajosaphine Same here my great-grandmother and grandmother thought that to us for years! I believe Sweet Potato Pie is one of those great connectors in our community. Happy Thanksgiving!

[@TheASTrader]

Your previous sweet potato pie recipe pained me to watch. This looks more in line with what a sweet potato pie should be. I would add browned butter and use brown sugar instead, however. I also wouldn't remove the "scorched" caramelized bits either. Thank you for updating your recipe.

[@jessicaharris1608]

Yams aren't grown in the USA. I think Africa is where yams grow. Yams and sweet potatoes are terms that are used interchangeably in the grocery store unfortunately.

[@michaellaclark1148]

If you get air bubbles in filling what you can do is tap pie on counter just like you would with cake batter and it gets rid of bubbles and prevents cracking as well

[@bluedragon1979]

Dude, your spice rack! 😍

[@deborahpasha9727]

This looks amazing. My Mom and I were always looking for a great sweet potato pie recipe and this looks like it might be the one. Sadly this will be my first Thanksgiving without her. But I will make this pie in her honor and keep the tradition of the holiday that she loved so much.❤

[@robinrodriguezlopez]

I used purple sweet potatoes, brown sugar and cut back on the ginger since I’m not a big fan of it and it came out delicious

[@leanonlene222]

What a beautiful pie! 😍 I love to add brown butter, a lil' fresh lemon juice, light Muscovado brown sugar, fresh nutmeg, Ceylon cinnamon, sometimes a lil' fresh orange juice, and condensed milk for contrasting flavors. I am not a fan of blind baking or at least for too long. I would half the time or at least a 1/4 of a time with aluminum around the edges of the crust. I will definitely try your butter pie crust!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Thesparten45]

Personally, I really don't like pie crust I always used to just eat the pumpkin filling and leave the crust behind😂. So now that I'm on my own, I've decided I will make my sweet potato/ pumpkin pies with a Cracker crust like cheesecake. Here in Germany they don't have Graham cracker, so I just use Leibniz cookies and add some spices to it. I also find the cracker crusts to be significantly easier to make

[@Oppenheimer1968]

Here in North Carolina- we Native Americans often times make Sweet Potato bread (slang: "tater bred")..basically a thicker sweet potato pie without the crust. Baked and cut into squares-enjoy. Delicious chilled.

[@shrekipep1]

Loved how you made the pie. A little added bonus.... My sister added some butter, a dash of almond extract, and a dash of lemon extract or lemon juice. The constrast is phenomenal. Thanks......

[@belindasimpson7695]

I add a little lemon juice, light brown sugar with addition to the white sugar and vanilla extract, too.

[@Godisgood800]

You can’t make a sweet potato pie without BUTTER!

[@marksieber4626]

Have you ever done a pecan pie show?

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video

[@EEN63]

Sweet potato pie reminds me of my grandmom. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we could count on her making her sweet potato pie! Wonderfully delicious memories! 💗🥰💗 I have to say, in your fabulous kitchen you have wonderful storage for your spices but I’m itching to alphabetize your spices for you! Anyone and everyone who knows the alphabet will quickly and easily be able to find any spice when assisting you in the kitchen! Having helped numerous friends and family move house over the years, that is the one organizational tip I did for them and still continue to get thanks years later for making their cooking time easier and more efficient! Also it’s good reinforcement for little helpers in the kitchen just learning their alphabet. Plus, you’ll help out any of your more fastidious viewers who appreciate the neat and orderly! 😉😊🥰

[@headhnal]

I don’t need a darn whiteman to take credit for something blacks been doing for hundreds of years you dot know what you’re doing

[@tystonge]

Definitely making this for my pregnant wife!

[@blackeyedsusan727]

She will love you forever! 😂 well done!!

[@mreburto239]

Good tip on how to avoid a stringy sweet potato pie. Canned sweet potatoes were incorrectly labeled as yams by sweet potato growers back in the 1930’s. Yams are very different with a bark like outer layer and have a sugarless taste. Yams can be found in most international food markets.

[@heideleskun1163]

Sweet Potato's and Yams are different, they are in different plant families. Yams are more of a brown skin and Sweet Potato's are more of a red skin. Yams are more stringy and can be boiled, Sweet Potato's are more inline for frying, baking.

[@leaacosta5903]

Yams are not a type of sweet potato. It is a vegetable that has brown skin like a tree bark, white flesh, not sweet and it's slimy when cut. Used a lot in African and Spanish dishes.

[@Chynnalovestocook]

Please please make a sweet potato cheesecake! I would love to have your recipe before thanksgiving !!!!!!!!!!!!!❤

[@barbiebarrios4908]

I Love the Sweet Potato Pie Recipe and is so good 💕

[@PreppyKitchen]

It really is! Thanks Barbie!

[@carlamoore2710]

I'm Southern, I was born in Louisiana it's great to see you tackle the sweet potato pie. It's my favorite but I can't make it like my mom. I can't wait to try yours out.

[@AmberU]

Im intimidated with the crust. I still cannot make one properly!

[@ArnitaBranch]

I find that Marie Callender's frozen pie shells are the best and they work just fine if you thaw them and prick the bottom and sides with a fork prior to par baking until they turn slightly brown (15 -20 minutes). I always par bake my pie shell. No one wants to eat raw dough. You did not add any vanilla or cloves or a tablespoon of flour to help set the filling. I liked that you used evaporated milk and that you baked the sweet potatoes removed the skin and the outer flesh of the potato using only the deep colored flesh of the potato. There are so many variations to this recipe but the one ingredient to add is love which makes it the best pie ever.

[@KaterinaGeorganta]

Hi John! I made the recipe yesterday! This was so easy, thanks to your detailed step by step guide -including the pie crust-. This is the first time I tasted this type of pie, as it is not something that we do in my country. Thank you so so much!

[@SPIDER-jb3du]

Oh, no butter? 🧈 in the pie. We always put butter in ours and brown sugar. But you nailed it with the other ingredients. My late mom didn't use ginger, but I do, and I prefer lemon extract flavor 😋

[@kida758]

agreed lol!!! Brown sugar is essential. This is the non-blk version!! lol 🤣

[@adrienneward3342]

He added butter!

[@paolarocks15]

If there is a ginger and cinnamon allergy, should I just give up on making it 😅

[@dimaalhourani3369]

We can use biscuits and butter like cheesecake much easier than crust

[@lisamoore6804]

My boyfriend hates sweet potatoes, so if I made this I'd have to eat it all myself, oh darn.😁

[@kathygibbons5302]

Get busy baking one, lol!