Sweet Potato Pie V recipe

1 servings

3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes

1 cup butter

3 cups white sugar

4 egg yolks

1 cup half-and-half cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 (9 inch) pie shell

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

In a large bowl, combine the sweet potatoes and melted butter.

Stir in sugar.

Beat in the eggs one at a time.

Stir in half-and-half and vanilla.

Pour into pie shell and sprinkle top with ground nutmeg.

Bake 10 minutes at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C), then reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake 35 minutes more.