Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

• 1 (1-pound) sweet potato, with skin
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust

Instructions

1. Place whole sweet potato in pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil until tender when pierced with a fork, 40 to 50 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove sweet potato from the pot and run under cold water. Remove and discard skin. Break sweet potato flesh apart and place in a bowl. Add butter and mix with an electric mixer until well combined.

3. Add sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla; beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth.

4. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust.

5. Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.

6. Cool completely before serving.