Miss Patti’s sweet potato pie brings together tender orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, warm spices, and her signature, soulful flavor and flair. This pie is smooth and velvety, topped with a dollop of whipped cream. It’s the diva of holiday desserts!
2 ½poundsweet potatoeswashed, scrubbed, and unpeeled
½cupevaporated milk
1cupsugargranulated
2largeeggs
½cupbutterunsalted, melted
1teaspoonground nutmeg
1teaspoonground cinnamon
¼teaspoonsalt
Instructions
Wash and scrub the sweet potatoes and set them aside.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
See my recipe for homemade almond flour pie crust, or you can use a store-bought pie crust, dough, or pie shell that may or may not come with its own pie pan. Grease the pie pan, place the uncooked pie crust in it, and set it aside.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or foil, and roast the sweet potatoes on it for 40 minutes or until tender.
Remove the cooked potatoes from the oven, and once they're cool to the touch, peel and discard the skin.
Gather 2 cups of sweet potato flesh.
Add the sweet potato flesh, evaporated milk, sugar, egg, melted butter, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt to a large bowl.
Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pie crust.
Bake the sweet potato pie at 375 degrees F in the oven for 15 minutes. Then, reduce the oven temperature and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until the pie is puffed and firm in the center. (Remember that cooking appliance times and oven temperatures will vary.)
Allow the sweet potato pie to cool for at least 4 hours before garnishing or slicing.
Garnish with whipped cream and serve this Patti LaBelle sweet potato pie recipe warm and enjoy!
*See the notes below for Miss Patti's homemade whipped cream instructions.
Notes
Patti LaBelle pie - whipped cream recipe Mix until smooth.