How To Make Mini Pies! Sweet Potato Pie Recipe From Scratch!

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.

Wash and chop 6 medium-sized sweet potatoes into chunks.

Boil the sweet potatoes for about 40 minutes until they are easily pierced with a fork.

Strain the boiled sweet potatoes to remove excess water.

Whip 3 eggs until fluffy.

Combine the strained sweet potatoes, whipped eggs, 1 cube of melted butter, 1.5 cups of coconut palm sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg, and 1 tablespoon of flour in a mixing bowl.

Mix the ingredients on low speed until creamy.

Spray a cupcake pan with cooking spray.

Prepare whole wheat pie crust (recipe linked in the video).

Roll out the pie crust between two pieces of wax paper to avoid mess.

Use a big flour cookie cutter to cut out pie crust shapes.

Place the pie crust shapes into each cupcake hole, filling them with the sweet potato mixture using an ice cream scooper.

Bake the mini pies in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cool the mini pies completely and refrigerate overnight.

Carefully remove the mini pies from the cupcake pan by flipping them upside down and pushing the edges inward.

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