Break apart sweet potato in a bowl add butter and mix well with mixer stir in sugar milk eggs nutmeg cinnamon and vanilla beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. The sweet potato pie is a southern tradition that is a thick creamy and not too sweet desert recipe is very simple and quick to make you can add various spices like cinnamon ginger or nutmeg to sugar mixture to add a little spicy flavor. Enjoy this classic southern living sweet potato pie recipe from foodcom recipes popular comfort food search saves sign in profile add a recipe user settings log out recipes pie community pick sweet potato pie recipe by ratherbeswimmin from southern living a classic sweet potato pie 142 people talking join in now join the conversation ready in 1hr 10mins serves 6 8 units . Add milk two cups mashed sweet potatoes vanilla cinnamon nutmeg and salt mix well