Grandaddy's Sweet Potato Meringue Pie
Serves: 4
Alessia Franecki
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
60
Spice
52
Sweetness
53
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Butter (softened)1 cup
White Sugar1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Milk1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon1 tsp
Vanilla ExtractDirections:
1
Place the sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water
2
Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes
3
Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two
4
Transfer the sweet potatoes into a mixing bowl, and allow to cool for about 10 minutes
5
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
6
Line a 9-inch pie dish with unbaked pie crust
7
Mash the sweet potatoes smoothly, and mix in butter, 3/4 cup of sugar, salt, milk, egg yolks, cinnamon, and vanilla extract
8
Pour the filling into the pie crust
9
Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set and the pie crust is beginning to brown, 25 to 30 minutes
10
Place the egg whites into a clean mixing bowl, and beat until stiff with an electric mixer set on medium, 3 to 5 minutes
11
Beat in 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, until the mixture holds firm peaks and is glossy
12
Remove the pie from the oven and spoon meringue over the sweet potato filling, swirling the meringue into attractive peaks
13
Return to oven, and bake until the meringue turns golden brown, about 10 minutes, watching carefully to avoid burning
14
Allow to cool before serving