Ingredients

  • 2 cups mashed cooked sweet potato (about 1 1/4 pounds)
  • 1 cup evaporated fat-free milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, thawed
  • Ground cinnamon (optional)

Method

  • Prepare Cream Cheese Piecrust in a 9-inch pie plate; set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Combine sweet potato and next 8 ingredients (sweet potato through eggs) in a food processor, and process until smooth. Spoon mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until set; shield edges of piecrust with foil after 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Top each serving with whipped topping, and sprinkle with cinnamon, if desired.
  • Note: Serve with Clos du Bois Late Harvest Semillon 1997 (Knights Valley, $18 per half-bottle), and opulent wine that is long and syrupy in the mouth.