Recipes · American · Pies

Sweet Potato Pie

One serving has 414 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (107%), selenium (25%), riboflavin (25%), pantothenic acid (24%), manganese (23%) and copper (21%). Ready in 205 minutes.

Sweet Potato Pie
Photo: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 135 min
  • Cooking: 70 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (196 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 30 g Pie crust, unbaked
  • 90 g Sweet potato, raw
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 25 g Milk, whole
  • 0.3 g Cinnamon
  • 0.1 g Nutmeg
  • 0.4 g Vanilla extract
  • 0.2 g Salt

Method

  1. Peel and boil the sweet potato until very tender, about 20-25 minutes, then drain and mash until smooth.
  2. Line a pie dish with the crust and crimp the edges.
  3. Beat the mashed sweet potato with the butter, sugar, eggs, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and salt until smooth.
  4. Pour the filling into the crust.
  5. Bake at 190°C (375°F) for 45-50 minutes until the edges are set and the center only jiggles slightly.
  6. Cool completely, at least 2 hours, before slicing. Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 8 for a whole pie.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy414 kcal20%
Carbohydrates52.5 g
Water115 mL
Fiber3.9 g13%
Protein6.5 g14%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.27 g
Isoleucine0.29 g
Leucine0.5 g
Lysine0.35 g
Methionine0.16 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.35 g
Tyrosine0.23 g
Valine0.38 g
Histidine0.15 g
Fat20.1 g
Monounsaturated7.3 g
Polyunsaturated3.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.8 g
Saturated8.5 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol98.4 mg
Calcium75 mg8%
Copper0.19 mg21%
Iron1.7 mg10%
Magnesium31.6 mg10%
Manganese0.41 mg23%
Phosphorus124 mg18%
Potassium387 mg8%
Selenium13.5 µg25%
Sodium312 mg
Zinc0.76 mg10%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.2 mg18%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.27 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.4 mg10%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.2 mg24%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.24 mg18%
Folate (vitamin B9)42.2 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.31 µg13%
Choline77.1 mg18%
Vitamin A750 µg107%
Vitamin C2.2 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)29.1 IU5%
Vitamin E0.78 mg5%
Vitamin K6.5 µg7%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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