🍠 Mini Sweet Potato Pies — Recipe

 Yield, Time & Category

• Servings: ~12 mini pies (depending on size of shells / amount of filling)

• Prep Time: ~15 minutes (plus time to cook sweet potatoes)

• Cook Time: ~20–25 minutes for pies (plus sweet potato cooking)

• Total Time: ~1 hour (including sweet potato prep)

• Course: Dessert

🛒 Ingredients

• 3–4 medium sweet potatoes (or enough to yield ~2 cups of mashed sweet potato) Delicious Little Bites+1

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Delicious Little Bites

• ½ cup packed brown sugar Delicious Little Bites

• ½ cup granulated sugar Delicious Little Bites

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Delicious Little Bites

• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg (or ¼ teaspoon, depending on taste) Delicious Little Bites+1

• ¼ teaspoon salt (optional but helps balance sweetness) Delicious Little Bites

• 2 large eggs Delicious Little Bites+1

• ½ cup half‑and‑half (or whole milk / evaporated milk) Delicious Little Bites

• 12 mini pie crust shells (store‑bought mini shells like graham‑cracker or shortcrust, or homemade mini crusts pressed in a mini‑muffin tin) Delicious Little Bites+1

• Optional toppings: whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon, vanilla ice cream, chopped nuts, etc. Delicious Little Bites+1

🔪 Instructions

1. Preheat & Prepare Sweet Potatoes

   • Preheat oven to 425 °F (220 °C).

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   • Prick sweet potatoes a few times with a fork, place them on a baking sheet, and bake until very tender — about 45 minutes, depending on size. Alternatively, you can boil them until fork‑tender, though roasting gives a richer flavor. Delicious Little Bites+2myforkinglife.com+2

   • Once cooked and cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh and mash until smooth.

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