"sweet potato pie" news and stories

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• Mark Bittman's sweet potato pie is an untraditional spin on a traditional favorite.

Would a sweet potato pie by any other name taste as sweet?

In this savory beef-filled cottage pie, sweet potatoes replace the typical mashed potato topping.

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Sweet potato pie is a classic pie that adds a sweet ending to many a Southern Thanksgiving. To save time, this recipe uses a pre-made pie crust.

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Sweet potato pie saves vegetables for dessert. The fall bounty never tasted so sweet with this version aromatically spiced with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and dark rum.

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When I think back on my childhood and I recall fall desserts, sweet potato pie comes to mind. Every Thanksgiving, I remember looking forward to my aunt's luscious delicious cinnamon-flavored sweet potato pie that had marshmallows melted on top. As an adult, I've come to appreciate the many different varieties of this succulent autumnal dessert.

Fall is the season for eating sweet potatoes and for transforming them into sweet pies. Last fall, I tried the most incredible decadent version: sweet potato rum pie with walnut-gingersnap crust. Recently, I tried a sweet potato pie with a marshmallow meringue. What are some interesting ones that you've tried?

Below are 8 recipes for sweet potato pie?

1. Sweet potato rum pie with walnut-gingersnap crust
2. Sweet potato pie with marshmallow meringue
3. Sweet potato pie with three-nut topping
4. Sweet potato pie
   
5. Sweet potato chiffon pie
6. Mississippi sweet potato pie
7. Sweet potato pie with brown sugar and nutmeg
8. Sausage shepherd's pie with sweet potatoes and squash