Sweet Potato Pie

Directions

1. Gather the ingredients.
2. Place whole sweet potato in pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook until tender when pierced with a fork, 40 to 50 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Drain the sweet potato and cool briefly under cold running water. Remove and discard the skin. Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined.
4. Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.
5. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Loosely cover the crust edges with aluminum foil if they begin to brown too quickly. The pie will be puffed like a soufflé when it comes out of the oven but will deflate as it cools. Let pie cool completely before serving.