- 2 cups peeled, cooked sweet potatoes (not yams, sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are white inside unlike orange yams)
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 stick melted butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 to 2 tablespoons bourbon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 cup milk
- 9-inch unbaked pie crust
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
For the filling, using an electric hand mixer, combine the potatoes, 1 cup of the sugar, the butter, eggs, vanilla, salt, and spices. Mix thoroughly. Add the milk and continue to mix. Pour the filling into the pie crust and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Place the pie on a rack and cool to room temperature
Top with sugared pecans and homemade whipped cream!
