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Sisters and Sarah Lawrence College alumnae Carole Darden-Lloyd and Norma Jean Darden are the authors of Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family. Norma is the owner of Miss Mamie’s Spoonbread Too, a classic comfort food destination located in Manhattan.
Sweet Potato Pie
From the cookbook Spoonbread and Strawberry Wine by alumnae Norma Jean Darden and Carole Darden-Lloyd.
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups sugar
- Dash of salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups cooked mashed
- sweet potatoes
- 1 unbaked 10" pie shell
Directions
- Beat eggs well, add sugar, salt, and spices, and mix thoroughly.
- Add cream and stir.
- Add mashed sweet potatoes and mix thoroughly.
- Pour into pie shell and bake in preheated 350° oven for 1 ½ hours or until firm.