Barbecued Sweet Potato Pie
July 15, 2011
The thrill of the grill, at least for me, is creating dishes that no one sees coming. That’s definitely true today as we turn to our VIP bloggers in search of “unexpected menu items”. First up is the always inspiring mind behind PatioDaddioBBQ.com, John Dawson, with his “barbecued” sweet potato pie…
Yes, you read that right, it’s a barbecued sweet potato pie. It’s not barbecued because I cooked the whole pie in the smoker — just the sweet potatoes for the filling.
I mentioned in an earlier post that I conducted an experiment, and this is it. In reality, the idea for this pie is what sparked the earlier recipe.
Despite sounding odd, the results were very good. The pie is very rich and has a subtle smokey flavor. It’s so subtle that I think some might not even notice. It’s just a standard sweet potato pie recipe, aside from the barbecued potatoes.
Ingredients
2 deep dish pie crusts
3 cups Barbecued sweet potatoes, mashed.
4 ounces Unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract (the real deal, please)
Method
Preheat your oven to 350º.
Put the potatoes and the milk in a food processor and process until it is very smooth.
Add the butter, condensed milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla to the food processor and pulse a few times to combine.
Note: You need the mixture to be the consistency of a milkshake. If it’s too thick, add more milk as needed.
Pour half of the filling into each pie shell.
Bake the pies on the middle rack for one hour, or until each is set in the center.
Cool and serve at room temperature, with whipped cream, of course.
Enjoy!
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i love sweet potatos I'm not sure if i'll do this recipe or not but i sure will barbecue me some sweet potatos! thanks for the ideas.
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Wish I'd seen this recipe earlier Went shopping this morning and only came home with 2 small sweet potatoes for dinner, if I had seen this first I would have brought more home - oh well they are on my list for next time so I can try this scruptious sounding pie. Thanks
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