Sweet Potato Pie

By melissadove

Ingredients

• 10 graham crackers (or 1 1/3 cups graham-cracker crumbs)
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• Pinch salt
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups Sweet-Potato Puree
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 90mins
Adapted from marthastewart.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make It Now

A press-in graham-cracker crust is simple to make (or buy one premade). We added ginger to complement the flavor of the sweet potatoes.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack on lowest shelf. Make crust: In a food processor, pulse graham crackers, sugar, ginger, and salt until finely ground. Add butter; pulse until mixture forms large, moist crumbs. Press crust into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate.

Make filling: In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar until combined. Add sweet-potato puree, half-and-half, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, and allspice; whisk until completely smooth. Pour filling into crust; smooth top with a rubber spatula.

Place pie on a baking sheet, and bake until filling is set, 40 to 50 minutes. Transfer pie to a wire rack to cool completely, about 2 hours.

Make-ahead

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