Graham Cracker Crusted Sweet Potato Pie

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so that means it’s time to start thinking about your menu. This year, why not try something a little different and add sweet potato pie to the mix? With a homemade graham cracker crust, this dish is easy to make and sure to please everyone at the table. Give it a try!

Traditional pumpkin pie is a Thanksgiving staple, but this year why not try something different?

Sweet potato pie is a delicious and unique alternative to the classic pumpkin variety. When we made this, my dad said, “It was so much more delicious than I thought it would be!”

This homemade sweet potato pie with its homemade crust is easy to make and sure to please everyone at the table. Give it a try – it might become one of your family traditions!

Ingredients:

Crust

• 12 graham crackers (or about 2.5 cups of graham cracker crumbs)
• 6 tbsp melted butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 

Sweet Potato Pie Filling

• 3 cups sweet potatoes, mashed (if you don’t want the pie to be stringy, you should puree the sweet potatoes)
• 2 eggs
• 1.5 cups heavy cream
• 3/4 cup sugar
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt

Is the crust gluten-free?

Graham crackers are not traditionally gluten-free. However, if you’d like to use gluten-free graham crackers, you definitely can! The gluten-free option for the crust is to use gluten-free graham crackers.

Can I use pumpkin puree instead of sweet potatoes?

You can also use pumpkin puree instead of sweet potatoes – however, then it would be a pumpkin pie, not a sweet potato pie.

Can I use frozen sweet potato cubes?

Yes, you can! Just make sure to steam them before using them and then mash/puree. They can be a great shortcut for this recipe.

Can I use a store-bought graham cracker crust?

Yep – no problem with using a store-bought crust. I don’t find them quite as tasty, but they work well in a pinch.

Can I use a different type of crust?

Sure! You can use whatever kind of crust you want.

What size of the sweet potatoes should I get?

You should be able to get three cups of sweet potatoes from two large sweet potatoes.

Directions:

Crust:

1. Preheat oven temperature to 375 degrees
2. Crush graham crackers into crumbs using a food processor or blender
3. Mix with butter, sugar, and cinnamon
4. Press into a pie pan or springform pan and bake for about 7-8 minutes

Sweet Potato Filling:

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients together
3. In a medium bowl, mix together wet ingredients.
4. Add wet ingredients into dry and combine until smooth – ideally with a hand mixer using medium speed.
5. Pour into pie crust and bake for 15 minutes.
6. Reduce heat on the oven to 350 degrees and continue baking for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the top is golden brown – total baking time is about 45-60 minutes.

How many people will this sweet potato pie feed?

This sweet potato pie will feed around eight people – it just depends on the size of the pie slices that you cut.

What can I do if I don’t have a springform pan?

If you don’t have a springform pan, you can use a regular pie pan. I just like the way the springform pan makes the pie look.

How sweet is this recipe?

Honestly, it’s not super sweet! I eat it alongside my meal, though if you want it to be more dessert-like, you can serve it with Cool Whip or homemade whipped cream.

Can I make this pie ahead of time?

This recipe can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Make sure to cover it with aluminum foil or plastic wrap.

Can this recipe be frozen?

This pie can also be frozen for up to 2 months.

What are some variations of this recipe?

Some variations for this recipe include:

• Adding pecans
• Chocolate chips to the filling
• Use a different type of crust such as a shortbread crust
• You could also add some additional seasonings.
• Some people like to do a mixture of pumpkin and sweet potatoes.
• A marshmallow topping would be fun as well. -you could add some marshmallow cream at the end or toast some mini marshmallows on top.
• Add vanilla extract
• Add some softened cream cheese to the sweet potato mixture
• Make a homemade pecan topping

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We hope you enjoyed this sweet potato pie recipe as much as we did. It was a fun twist on the traditional Thanksgiving dessert with the perfect blend of spices, and it’s always nice to have an easy recipe in your back pocket. It’s not so sweet that you could even serve it as a side dish! Let us know what you think of the recipe in the comments below – we would love to hear from you!