Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie

Name: Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pie crusts (store-bought or homemade (see note**)); 4 tbsp salted butter (melted); ⅔ cup dark brown sugar (packed); 1 cup salted butter (cut into cubes or slices); 3 lbs sweet potatoes (about 3 large sweet potatoes); ¾ cup light brown sugar (packed); ¾ cup granulated sugar; 1 cup evaporated milk; 4 tsp pure vanilla extract; 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 3/4 tsp ground nutmeg (freshly ground, if possible); 3 tbsp orange juice; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 3 large eggs (room temperature)

Instructions

Prep:1h 10minCook:55min

A southern brown butter sweet potato pie recipe with the richness of brown butter, brown sugar, and evaporated milk, along with the "black-bottom" technique of Patti LaBelle's famous pie. This browned butter sweet potato pie recipe makes two pies!

Updated at: Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:23:47 GMT