Speculaas Sweet Potato Pie

Speculaas Sweet Potato Pie with old-world flavors that elevates this pie. Full of warming spices perfect for Fall, Winter, and the Holidays. Indeed, they are Vintage holiday flavors from Europe. You may be asking what is Speculaas? Well, it is a traditional classical favorite from Holland and Germany. The Speculaas Spice blend has cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, clove, mace, and others.  In my humble opinion, it is the equivalent of the American Pumpkin Spice.

Speculaas Sweet Potato Pie

Indeed, if it is so similar to Pumpkin Spice why not use it in a classic iconic American Pie? So, that is what I did. I turned this old-world spice mix into a new-world dish. However, in doing research, I found that in the USA most people in the North eat Pumpkin Pie vs Sweet Potato Pie in the South. In my humble opinion, both have their place and both are a delectable treat. However, if you have never had Sweet Potato Pie I highly recommend this recipe.

According to my research, an African Slave named Abbey Fisher was the first to publish a recipe for sweet potato pie in 1881. At any rate, her cookbook was called “What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Southern Cooking by Mrs. Fisher.” Interestingly enough, this cookbook still survives. Her recipes were written down as per her dictation as she was illiterate. For more information and history about Mrs. Fisher click here.

Incidentally, I, for one, am grateful to Mrs. Abbey Fisher for publishing a cookbook in 1881 with a Sweet Potato Pie recipe.  Consequently, if you are interested in Mrs. Fisher’s cookbook, Amazon sells it.

Speculaas Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2  lb sweet potato
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/4 cup maple sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 cup coconut milk or cream
• 3 1/2 tsp Homemade Speculaas Spice

Directions:

First, preheat the oven to 400 F. Wash and prick sweet potatoes with a fork. Next place sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until it is easy to pierce with a fork. Finally, turn over sweet potatoes and bake for another 30 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork. Next, remove sweet potatoes and allow to cool. Once the sweet potatoes are cool peel them. Next, cut potatoes in half and press them through a potato ricer over a large bowl.Finally, add in the egg, maple sugar, maple syrup, coconut milk, and Speculass Spice stir until combined. Finally, add pie filling into an 8-inch pie shell or Ginger Snap Pie Crust. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lastly, place the pie onto a cookie sheet and place it into the oven for 40-45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to come to room temperature. Once cooled place it into the fridge for 4 hours minimum. Once the pie has chilled cut and serve.

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Speculaas Sweet Potato Pie

Speculaas Sweet Potato Pie Recipe made with a classic European Holiday spice blend to amp up a traditional New World American Vintage Pie.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Christmas Dessert, Christmas Recipe, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Clove, Ginger Spices, Classic Recipe, Fall Recipes, Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Pie, Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Speculaas Pie, Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Speculaas Pie Recipe, Holiday Food, Holiday Recipe, Nutmeg, Old Fashioned, Old Fashioned Recipe, Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Speculaas Pie, Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Speculaas Pie Recipe, Old School Recipe, Old World Flavors, Southern Recipe, Speculaas Spice, Sweet Potato Speculaas Pie, Sweet Potatoes, Thanksgiving Dessert, Thanksgiving Recipe, Traditional Recipe, Traditional Spice, Vintage Recipe, Winter Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 55 minutes minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 146kcal

Author LaRena Fry

Equipment

Bowl

Measuring Spoons

ricer

pie dish

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs. sweet potato
• 1 whole beaten egg
• 1/4 cup maple sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 cup canned coconut milk or cream
• 3 1/2 tsp Homemade Speculaas Spice or store-bought

Instructions

• First, preheat the oven to 400 F.
• Wash and prick sweet potatoes with a fork.
• Next place sweet potatoes on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes or until it is easy to pierce with a fork.
  1 1/2 lbs. sweet potato
• Finally, turn over sweet potatoes and bake for another 30 minutes or until easily pierced with a fork.
• Next, remove sweet potatoes and allow to cool.
• Once the sweet potatoes are cool peel them.
• Next, cut potatoes in half and press them through a potato ricer over a large bowl.
• Finally, add in the egg, maple sugar, maple syrup, coconut milk, and Speculass Spice stir until combined.
  1 whole beaten egg, 1/4 cup maple sugar, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 3/4 cup canned coconut milk or cream, 3 1/2 tsp Homemade Speculaas Spice or store-bought
• Finally, add pie filling into an 8-inch pie shell or Ginger Snap Pie Crust.
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Lastly, place the pie onto a cookie sheet and place into the oven for 40-45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to come to room temperature.
• Once cooled place it into the fridge for 4 hours minimum.
• Once the pie has chilled cut and serve.

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Servings 8.0
Amount Per Serving
Calories 146
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9 g	14 %
Saturated Fat 7 g	37 %
Monounsaturated Fat 1 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 27 mg	9 %
Sodium 40 mg	2 %
Potassium 101 mg	3 %
Total Carbohydrate 10 g	3 %
Dietary Fiber 1 g	4 %
Sugars 12 g
Protein 2 g	3 %
Vitamin A	46 %
Vitamin C	4 %
Calcium	2 %
Iron	4 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

Nutrition

Serving: 8servings | Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g

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