Sweet Potato Pie Recipe with Canned Yams | Updated

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be more budget-friendly.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is often cheaper.

Drain the juice from the canned sweet potatoes and add them to a mixing bowl.

Add 3 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon of ground nutmeg, and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon to the bowl.

Mash the sweet potatoes with the added ingredients.

Add 3/4 cup of heavy cream and mix well.

Incorporate 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon of lemon extract, and 1 tablespoon of butter extract into the mixture.

Add 1 cup of sugar (or brown sugar) to the bowl.

Mix in 2 tablespoons of flour to help bind the ingredients together.

Add 2 eggs and mix until well combined, ensuring to scrape the bottom of the bowl.

Pour the mixture into a Pillsbury pie crust.

Even out the filling by shaking the pie dish up and down before baking.

Bake in the oven at 350°F for about 1 hour.

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