sweet potato + pie

Sweet Potato Flower

I love learning histories of practically anything, so I did some research on sweet potatoes and sweet potato pie. Sweet potato pie is a staple of the Thanksgiving holiday in the south. It is similar to pumpkin pie, but in my opinion it is sweeter and more dense. In the northern United States, you'll see marshmallow topping more often. In the southern United States, it is usually left plain. Vegetable pie recipes can be traced back to medieval times, but the sweet potato pie recipe can be traced to early colonial times in the southern United States. All around the world, sweet potatoes are also known as yams, kumara, batata or camote. Anyways, enough history about sweet potatoes, let's get on to the recipe!

This recipe uses the basic doughnut dough, found here.

for the filling:

1/2 cup brown sugar
one sweet potato (microwaved on the potato setting to soften)
1/2 cup pecans
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon

Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor. Puree until smooth and place into a pastry bag fitted with a filling tip. Set aside until needed.

for the topping:
2 cups marshmallows
3 tbsp water

Place the marshmallows in a microwavable bowl and pour the water on top. Microwave in 30 second intervals. Stir in between each interval and continue to stir until smooth.

for the assembly:

Fill the doughnuts with the sweet potato mixture. Then, dip the doughnut tops into the melted marshmallows. If you have a butane torch available, toast the tops of the marshmallow until browned.

Here's a printable version of this recipe!


There you have it! 'Til next time,