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This Purple Sweet Potato Pie (Kamote Pie) is an easy alternative for our ever elusive Ube pie. This Kamote Pie taste just like Ube Pie - I promise.
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5 from 3 votes

Purple Sweet Potato Pie (Kamote Pie)

This Purple sweet potato pie is quick and easy to make. It's quick when the potatoes are steamed in the Instant Pot. You can of course the potatoes by boiling them stovetop.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Course: desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: #kamote pie recipe, #thanksgiving pie #easy pie recipe #sweet potato pie
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 179kcal
Author: Shobee

Equipment

  • 1 instant pot duo crisp plus air fryer 8 quart
  • 1 Hand Electric Mixer
  • 1 Large bowl
  • Oven
  • Large pot

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Purple Sweet Potato mash
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1 ready-made frozen pie crust thawed
  • 2 tsp Ube flavoring optional, but highly recommended to add color and flavor

Instructions

How to Cook in Conventional Oven

  • Poke sweet potato with a fork and wrap with foil.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 F  oven for one hour, or until it is fork-tender. When the fork slides into the potato easily, it is ready.
    Peel the sweet potato and mash it.

How to Cook Sweet Potato in the Instant Pot

  • Wash sweet potato to remove soil.
  • Place the inner pot into the base and add two cups of water. Put the trivet in place and put the sweet potatoes on top.
    Cover it with a pressure cooker lid. Set the pressure on HI and set the timer to ten minutes. You can also air fry the sweet potato. Please see the notes.

How to Cook Purple Sweet Potato Pie

  • Peel the cooked baked potatoes and put them in a large bowl. Mash them.
    Add in the melted butter, coconut milk, spices, and sugar.
    Mash using an electric mixer you can use a masher.
  • When the potatoes are mashed, add in the egg and the Ube Flavoring. Mix for another three minutes to incorporate the egg and the flavoring into the potatoes.
  • Transfer the mixture to a ready-made thawed pie crust and bake for 50 minutes. Start checking when you can smell the pie, at about 55 minutes.

Notes

  1. If you want to air fry sweet potato, please check this post- Okinawan sweet Potato post.
  2. The time of cooking depends on how thick your potatoes are. In this case, the sweet potatoes are about one and a half inches thick and five inches long. Add more cooking time if the potatoes you are using are round and thick.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 415IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg