They didn't have the ability to buy the expensive processed sugars and flour or have the advanced ovens in their cabins to bake a pie. Dessert was usually skillet cornbread or hot water cornbread with molasses and fruit.
However, sweets in general were not part of their diets, just like in West Africa where desserts aren't a big part of food culture. Slave traffickers and plantation owners had the enslaved Black American chefs recreate the squash pies, but because sweet potatoes grew more abundantly and easily as crops in the South, the enslaved chefs would make pies with sweet potato.īut in the cabins of the enslaved Africans and their families, sweet potatoes were not the in-thing.
Even the monarchy and Shakespeare enjoyed them so much he wrote into the play 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', "Let the sky rain potatoes!" Meanwhile, in Europe, sugared vegetable, potato, and squash custard pies were all the rage, filled with heavy cream and sugars. Sweet potato pie is a Black American tradition, dating back to when Africans were kidnapped and taken from their homes to a new country that didn't have yams, which are a white-fleshed tuber found in many countries of Africa and Asia.īut sweet potato wasn't unfamiliar to many of the West Africans, because the Spanish had brought it to them in Africa centuries prior, which wasn't a big hit compared to the more popular plantain, cassava, and yam.
Tips for the Best Southern Sweet Potato Pie. She's simple, sweet, and stunning, and is my family's all time favorite thanksgiving dessert. There's no need to make a meringue or bust out the corn syrup. I'm not asking you to whip out the food processor or get the stand or electric hand mixer out. Made with brown sugar, whole roasted sweet potatoes, and plenty of spice, then served with a dollop of whipped cream (or some meringue if you're feeling fancy) this particular sweet potato pie recipe has been passed down from my grandma, to my mama, to me.and now to you, honey. This sweet potato pie is creamy, rich, and flavorful. True soul food and comfort in a sweet and smooth southern dessert with a flaky buttery crust. Sweet potato pie is a southern tradition that when you take a bite out of it, the word 'love' comes to mind. My grandma lives in a small town in northern Georgia, and my childhood summers were filled with sitting with her tending her massive garden, having frogs hop out of giant leaves of collard greens, picking pears and peaches from her trees, and her making multiple sweet potato pies for Thanksgiving because I would eat a whole pie by myself. I gave y'all my grandma's southern candied yams recipe, which is an absolute hit every year, and now it's time for you to get reacquainted with her southern sweet potato pie. Made with simple ingredients, this is the best sweet potato pie recipe you will ever have grace your holiday tables. This old fashioned southern sweet potato pie recipe is a piece of my childhood made by both my mama and grandma. Please see my Full Disclosure Policy for more details.
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