Sweet Potato Pie with Cream Cheese Swirl

From EatingWell: November/December 2012

This creamy sweet potato pie recipe is seasoned like a pumpkin pie with plenty of cinnamon and nutmeg and gets nice ginger flavor from the gingersnap crust. For the best results, roast sweet potatoes in the oven; in a pinch, microwave them instead.

Sweet Potato Pie with Cream Cheese Swirl Recipe

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4 Reviews for Sweet Potato Pie with Cream Cheese Swirl

12/06/2012

Anonymous

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Perfect Kids in the Kitchen Recipe

The first time we made this, we followed the recipe exactly and it was absolutely delicious. The second time (less than a week later), we doubled the ginger snap cookie crust - we like a thicker crust, and used slightly less than 2/3 of a cup of brown sugar - it was a little too sweet for us. We loved how easy this was to put together. The kids (almost 3 years old) helped prepare the pie- except making the swirls and patting the crust. I love that it's a guilt-free, delicious dessert for my family. Thank you for the fantastic recipe!

Pros: Easy, quick, healthy, only a food processor to clean and a few measuring tools

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11/30/2012

Anonymous

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better than pumpkin pie

my fiance does not like pumpkin pie, and he thought this was delicious- lightly sweet and had a wonderful creamy texture. i will definitely make this again- it would be very quick to make 2 of these at once. i used a standard pie plate and the crust-to-filling ration was great

Pros: easy to make

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11/26/2012

Anonymous

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Great alternative to pumpkin pie

I wanted to try something different this year, and I love sweet potatoes, so this pie was perfect. I also liked the fact that I could do some of the steps ahead of time, like making the cookie crumbs and roasting the sweet potatoes.

I followed the recipe exactly. My crust did burn a little around the edges at the end. Next time, and there will be a next time, I will bake at lower temperature for a little less time.

I like the idea of increasing the filling, like the previous reviewer mentioned. I loved this pie and will definitely make it again, and will also recomend it to others as well.

Pros: Easy to make & delicious

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11/11/2012

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Almost Looked Like the Picture!

I wanted to make something different for Thanksgiving this year since I do not care for pumpkin pie and this looked beautiful in the picture. I decided to make a test run to see how it was before making it for Thanksgiving. I bought all of the ingredients and with the ginger snaps, sweet potatoes, and yogurt, I have enough left over for a second pie. I also prepped for two so I would not have to run the cookies and potatoes through the food processor again. I used a 9 inch deep dish glass pie plate and pressed my cookie crumb crust up to the top edge where you normally would. However when I filled it, I had more than half an inch of crumbs at the top with nothing to support them. On the second pie that I plan to make, I am going to increase my recipe by twenty percent so my pie fills the pan. If you do not want to do that then use a pie plate that is not a deep dish variety. As my pie cooled the top cracked so I think I will bake the second one in a water bath. It is my plan to make it a week ahead and freeze it so I will not have to do everything the day before Thanksgiving. The taste was light and not overly sweet. The crumb crust also held together well with the exception of the excess at the top – that fell apart. The photo that I have attached is of this “test” run. It looks pretty good for a test.

Pros: Easy to make, Enough ingredients for two pies

First Test Run Before the Holidays

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Anonymous wrote 24 weeks 5 days ago

Thank you for posting your

Thank you for posting your photo and your experience with your pie. I think your "trial run" looks pretty great too. One note: The recipe calls for a regular 9-inch pie pan, not a deep dish pan. I believe the regular 9-inch pan would correct the trouble you had with the crust and filling amounts.

Thanks again for posting your experience. We always love to hear from our readers and the addition of the photo was perfect!

Happy Baking!
Stacy Fraser
Test Kitchen Manager