Name: Coconut Sweet Potato Pie
Yield: Yield: 8 Servings.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground cloves; ½ cup dark brown sugar; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1 cup heavy cream, at room temperature; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon granulated sugar; ¼ pound chilled butter, cut into small pieces; 2 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (approximately 1 pound fresh); 6 tablespoons ice water; 1 cup sifted flour; 1 can (3 ounces) moist shredded coconut; ¼ cup dark rum; 2 egg whites; 4 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; Grated rind of 1 orange; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Servings.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

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Ingredients

The Crust

1 cup sifted flour
¼ pound chilled butter, cut into small pieces
½

Method

Place flour, chilled butter, and granulated sugar into the container of a food processor. Process, turning on and off rapidly, until butter is cut into flour and the mixture is crumbly. Add ice water and process just until the dough begins to hold together. Remove the dough from processor, gather it into a ball, and flatten it slightly. Flour it lightly. Cover with plastic