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Purple Sweet Potato Pie

Visually stunning and just as delicious. This Purple Sweet Potato Pie is going to be a showstopper dessert this Thanksgiving.

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Purple sweet potato pie, like our Southern Sweet Potato Pie recipe, is a sweet and creamy custard pie. This unique purple dish will be a fantastic addition to your Thanksgiving menu alongside the traditional pumpkin pie.

My mother-in-law brought one of these purple beauties to a Thanksgiving dinner and we were all in awe. Believe me when I say this is a show stopper dessert that is as delicious as its beauty.

The sweet potato truly is such a versatile root vegetable. So many sweet and savory options out there. A couple of my favorite sweet options are our Sweet Potato Bundt Cake and Jamaican Inspired Sweet Potato Pudding, seriously delicious!

Even tho sweet potatoes are sweet, the savory options are endless. A Sweet Potato Salad or Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges make lovely side dishes!

slice of purple sweet potato pie on a plate topped with whipped cream

Ingredients for Purple Sweet Potato Pie

  • Purple sweet potatoes
  • Butter, softened
  • Eggs, lightly beaten
  • Brown sugar, packed
  • Coconut milk from a can, shaken first
  • Vanilla extract
  • Ground ginger powder
  • Salt
  • Ground cardamom
  • Ground cinnamon
  • 9-inch pie crust, storebought or homemade pie crust recipe
purple sweet potato pie ingredients

Tools needed for this recipe

  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Food processor
  • Measuring cups & spoons
  • Pie pan

How to make Purple Sweet Potato Pie

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Poke the purple sweet potatoes with a fork, and bake them on a sheet pan in the preheated oven until softened, about 40-45 minutes.

purple sweet potatos on a baking sheet with parchment paper

Remove the purple sweet potatoes from the oven and set them aside to cool. Once cooled, peel the sweet potatoes, discard skins and place the cooked purple sweet potatoes in the bowl of a food processor.

Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Add butter, eggs, brown sugar, coconut milk, vanilla extract, ground ginger, table salt, cardamom, and cinnamon to the food processor. Process on low until the sweet potato mixture is smooth.

sweet potato pie filling in a food processor

Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pie crust. Bake in the preheated oven 350 degrees oven for  55 minutes to 1 hour, until the pie is set in the middle.

purple sweet potato pie filling in a pie crust not baked

Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool for at least 1 hour. Serve and enjoy.

baked purple sweet potato pie

What are purple sweet potatoes?

Purple sweet potatoes are a root vegetable just like the orange-fleshed variety. Packed with anthocyanins, a pigment that gives purple sweet potatoes and other fruit and vegetables their vibrant colors.

Not as commonly found as regular orange sweet potatoes, however. Stokes purple sweet potatoes are grown in central California but were originally cultivated in Stokes County, North Carolina.

An Okinawa purple sweet potato has white skin with purple and white speckled flesh. Often called Hawaiian sweet potatoes, their flavor is mild and sweet but very dry and starchy.

Molokai purple potatoes have a darker brown and purple skin with darker purple flesh. Also a resident of Hawaii.

slice of purple sweet potato pie on a plate topped with whipped cream

How To Store Purple Sweet Potatoes

Store purple sweet potatoes as you would regular potatoes, in a cool and dry place.

Be sure to use your purple sweet potatoes within a week or two due to their shorter lifespan than a regular potato.

Storing Purple Sweet Potato Pie

Room temperature: Due to this pie having eggs and butter, don’t let it sit out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.

Refrigerator: Store your baked purple sweet potato pie, covered and in the fridge for several days.

Freezer: Wrap a cooled but baked purple sweet potato pie in plastic wrap, then again in foil and freeze for up to one month.

Notes

  • Prepare pie crust according to your recipe or package directions.
  • The cooked sweet potatoes will yield about 2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes. 
  • Sweet Potato Pie is best when it has cooled, so wait to serve it.
  • The best sweet potato pie is made at least a day ahead and chilled. Remove from the fridge at least 30 minutes before serving.

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4.75 from 8 votes

Purple Sweet Potato Pie

Visually stunning and just as delicious. This Purple Sweet Potato Pie is going to be a showstopper dessert this Thanksgiving.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword purple pie, purple sweet potato pie
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 1268kcal
Author Tanya

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds Purple sweet potatoes
  • 4 tablespoons Unsalted butter softened
  • 3 large Eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 cup Brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup Coconut milk Canned, shaken
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon Ground ginger powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • 9 inch Pie crust storebought or homemade

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Poke the sweet potatoes with a fork, and bake them on a sheet pan in the preheated oven until softened, about 40-45 minutes.
  • Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and set them aside to cool. Once cooled, peel the sweet potatoes and place them in the bowl of a food processor.
  • Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Add butter, eggs, brown sugar, coconut milk, vanilla extract, ground ginger, table salt, cardamom, and cinnamon to the food processor. Process on low until the sweet potato mixture is smooth.
  • Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pie crust. Bake in the preheated oven 350 degrees oven for  55 minutes to 1 hour, until the pie is set in the middle.
  • Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool for at least 1 hour. Serve and enjoy.

Notes

  • Prepare pie crust according to your recipe or package directions.
  • The cooked sweet potatoes will yield about 2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes. 
  • Sweet Potato Pie is best when it has cooled, so wait to serve it.
  • The best sweet potato pie is made at least a day ahead and chilled. Remove from the fridge at least 30 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 1268kcal | Carbohydrates: 138g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 72g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 959mg | Potassium: 350mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 279IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 7mg
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VA

Wednesday 23rd of November 2022

OUR STORES DO NOT HAVE PURPLE SWEET POTATOES OR DO GROW YOUR OWN? ARE THEY JUST FOUND IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY? THIS LOOKS AND SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

Elle

Wednesday 22nd of November 2023

@VA, you can also order them off of Amazon look for Stokes purple sweet potato

Tanya

Monday 28th of November 2022

Hi VA, it may be regional. I don't see them in all grocery stores but I find them occasionally here in North Carolina. I've found them in Food Lion, Sprouts, and Whole Foods.

Ariel

Sunday 20th of November 2022

I CANNOT wait to try this! I love purple sweet potatoes so this sounds amazing!

Lupe

Wednesday 16th of November 2022

I have some frozen Ube puree, would that work in this recipe?

Tanya

Sunday 20th of November 2022

Hi Lupe, I think that would work, so long as the weight of the puree is similar to the mashed sweet potatoes.

Brenda

Saturday 3rd of September 2022

Good morning more of a question, using the purple potatoes does the taste change?

Tanya

Tuesday 6th of September 2022

Hi Brenda, it does. Purple sweet potatoes have a richer taste. It's also why I changed up the spices and used coconut milk.