Enhance your standard sweet potato pie recipe with American spirits. Our recipe for Sweet Potato Bourbon Pie marries the two great tastes together.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes (1 large or 2 medium sweet potatoes)
- 1-1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 3 large eggs at room temperature, fork beaten
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup bourbon whiskey
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
- sweetened whipped cream or whipped topping (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
Bake or boil the unpeeled sweet potatoes until tender. Peel the sweet potatoes, and mash until smooth.
Measure 2 cups of the mashed sweet potatoes into a mixing bowl. Stir in all remaining ingredients, combining well.
Pour filling into an unbaked 9-inch pie shell, and bake at 425°F for 15 minutes. Then reduce heat to 350°F, and bake for an additional 1 hour and 20 minutes. Allow to cool. Top with whipped cream or whipped topping, if desired.
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The serving dishes in our photograph are Fiesta dinnerware.