1 9-inch pre-made pie crust
1/4 ts Cloves; ground
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 ts Allspice
1/4 c Molasses
2 c Pureed sweet potatoes
1 pn Salt
1 c Half & Half
1 tb Lemon juice
2 c Whipped cream
3 Eggs; separated
1 1/2 ts Light rum or rum flavored
-syrup/substitute
1/2 ts Cinnamon
Cost: $ – Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty Level: 3 – Servings: 8 (one 9-inch pie)
1. Preheat the oven to 425F.
2. Place the pie crust in the pie pan.
3. Combine the sugar, molasses, salt, lemon juice, egg yolks and all the
spices; beat until smooth.
4. Beat in the sweet potato puree and the Half & Half.
5. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the
sweet potato mixture. Pour into the prepared pie shell.
6. Bake for 10 minutes.
7. Reduce the oven temperature to 350F and bake until the custard is set
(about 35-40 minutes).
8. Add rum (or rum flavoring) to the whipped cream.
9. Serve the pie garnished with the rum flavored whipped cream.
Yields
8 servings