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Dessert for 12

Sweet Potato Pie with butter

$3.71for 4120 minServes 12

Roasted sweet potatoes blend with butter, milk, eggs, sugar, and warm spices inside a baked pie crust.

Sweet Potato Pie with butter

Photo: foodfaithfitness.com

What it costs

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IngredientAmountCost
Pie crust, 1$3.49 each typical1$3.49Typical price
Sweet potatoes, 1.25 lb$1.29/lb typical1.25 lb$1.61Typical price
Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical4 oz$1.60Typical price
Milk, 4.25 oz$0.04/oz typical4.25 oz$0.17Typical price
Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical2$0.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown$11.14

Swaps

  • Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
  • Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

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Not included in the cost.

  • 120 minstart to table
  • Involveddifficulty
  • 12servings as written
  • $typical cost tier

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Typical price

$0.93 per serving$3.71 for 4

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Ingredients

  • 1 9-inch unbaked pie crust
  • 2 large sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 pinches allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • whipped cream for decorating (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 400 F and roast the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet for 45 minutes.
  2. Cool the sweet potatoes, peel them, and mash the flesh until smooth.
  3. Reduce the oven to 350 F and place the unbaked crust in a 9-inch pie pan.
  4. Beat the sweet potatoes, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, milk, eggs, salt, vanilla, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger until smooth.
  5. Pour the filling into the crust and bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until the center is set and the eggs are firm.
  6. Cool the pie for at least 20 minutes and decorate it with whipped cream, if using.

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