Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sweet potato
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar (or white sugar)
  • 1/2 cup milk (or evaporated milk)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (9 inch) graham cracker crust

Directions

  • Pre-heated oven at 350 F (175 C)
  • Boil sweet potato in skin until soft all the way though.
  • Run cold water over the potato and remove the skin.
  • Break apart the potatoes.
  • Mix together the potato, butter, milk, vanilla extract, and eggs.
  • Then mix in the sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
  • Mix until smooth
  • Pour filling into graham cracker crust, filling the crust about 1/2 to 2/3 full.
  • Bake in the oven for 45 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. Pie will swell as it cooks. It will return to normal once cooled.