As far as pies go, you also have to try this chocolate pie and easy lemon meringue pie! Sometimes when you think of sweet potatoes you only think of savory dishes. Well, this is about to change your entire perspective. These root veggies absolutely have a place in the dessert category, and make for one heck of a pie! This dessert is best served in the cooler-weather seasons, think Thanksgiving and beyond.
Pie crust: You can go with a homemade pie crust for this recipe, or you can use a store-bought crust to save time. Either option will work and taste delicious. Purple sweet potatoes: You’ll need 1 ½ lb of purple sweet potatoes. When picking them up at the store, make sure you’re getting the variety that has purple on the inside. Stokes purple sweet potatoes, for instance, have purple flesh (opposed to white). Granulated sugar: The sweet potatoes lend some sweetness to this pie recipe, so you’ll only need ¾ cups of granulated sugar. Whole milk: Using whole milk will provide a rich taste for the pie, however, you can use other kinds of milk or dairy-free milk if preferred. Butter: This will add a beautiful buttery flavor to the pie. Add ¼ cup. Vanilla: Warm and floral, and just the right amount of spice – add a good ol’ tablespoon of vanilla extract. Pumpkin pie spice: This is made up of cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg which gives the pie that delicious pumpkin pie taste. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, please see the notes in the recipe card for how much of each individual spice to add. Sea salt: Just a little bit will help balance all the flavors of this pie. Eggs: Adding 3 large eggs will help thicken and set the pie filling.
Here are some other purple sweet potato recipes to try and ways you can incorporate more of them into your diet:
Staying to the sweet dessert lane, try this vegan purple sweet potato pie variation. Savory dishes using purple sweet potatoes are also gold, try these mashed purple sweet potatoes with sesame oil. You can also add them to soups, turn them into purple sweet potato fries, blend them into hummus, or try replacing the orange sweet potatoes in a veggie burger with purple ones — it’ll be the funkiest looking burger you’ve ever had, but so so delicious!
Whipped cream or coconut whipped cream. Serve with some toasted coconut ice cream, tonka bean ice cream, or pumpkin pie ice cream. A warm Irish cream latte or an Irish coffee would be a delicious finishing note.
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