Name: Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 homemade or store-bought 9-inch pie crust; ½ cup unsalted butter, cubed; 2 cups mashed sweet potato (about 1.5 pounds); ½ cup light brown sugar packed; ¾ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup evaporated milk; 2 eggs, room temperature; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp cookie nip (or 1/2 tsp caramel flavoring + 1/2 tsp butter flavoring); ½ tsp cinnamon; ¼ tsp nutmeg; ¼ tsp allspice; 5 ½ tbsp tablespoons all-purpose flour; Equipment; Hand or Stand Mixer; Handi-foil pie pan; Potato Masher, optional; Measuring cups and spoons

CategoryDesserts

Sweat Potato Pie? Yes, please! This brown butter dessert is just right for the season and will sure please everyone

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time45 minsCook Time55 minsTotal Time1 hr 40 mins

2 homemade or store-bought 9-inch pie crust

½ cup unsalted butter, cubed

2 cups mashed sweet potato (about 1.5 pounds)

½ cup light brown sugar packed

¾ cup granulated sugar

½ cup evaporated milk

2 eggs, room temperature

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp cookie nip (or 1/2 tsp caramel flavoring + 1/2 tsp butter flavoring)

½ tsp cinnamon

¼ tsp nutmeg

¼ tsp allspice

5 ½ tbsp tablespoons all-purpose flour

Equipment

Hand or Stand Mixer

Handi-foil pie pan

Potato Masher, optional

Measuring cups and spoons

Preheat the oven to 350 and collect all the ingredients for sweet potato pie. The best pan for this recipe is Handi-foil pie pam

3-pack of Heavy Duty Pie pan

Place the unsalted butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat, whisk (to scrape the bottom of the pan)

Reduce the heat slightly to medium-high and allow the butter to cook for about 7-8 mins.

It will begin to brown and give off a nutty aroma, remove from heat.

Allow brown butter to cool in a glass container (with the brown bits) for about 30 mins.

Peel, Chop, and boil sweet potatoes (5-6 medium-sized)

Cook until tender (about 15 mins), drain, and mash.

mashed sweet potato in a glass bowl

Mix sweet potatoes and brown butter until smooth.

Brown butter Sweet Potato Pie ingredients

Add in brown & granulated sugars, evaporated milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and flour.

Brown butter Sweet Potato Pie - mashed sweet potato with sugar milk eggs vanilla cinnamon nutmeg allspice flower

Mix until combined.

pie mixture in glass bowl

Cover the edges of the pie crust with aluminum foil (to keep them from burning).

Brown butter Sweet Potato Pie - edges covered

Pour filling into pie crusts.

Place pie crusts on baking sheets to keep them level in the oven while baking.
Bake for 45-55 mins

Remove from oven and let cool so the center can set.

Sweet potato pie can be served warm but is best after it has had time to set fully.

Brown butter Sweet Potato Pie served

Looking for another fall favorite? Check out the Stuffed Peaches recipe!

Ingredients