When asked to pick, most southerners prefer the taste of sweet potato pie over the related pumpkin pie. This classic dessert, along with pecan pie, could be found on dinner tables all through the south during the vacation season. Constantly served for Thanksgiving and Christmas, it’s also well known for fall and winter Sunday dinners and served with coffee to drop-in guests. While northerners have adapted this southern food and from time to time add toppings for instance marshmallows, southerners stay puritanical about the pie and refuse such additions. There are actually as several recipes for sweet potato pie as there are southern cooks, but they often consist of canned or fresh sweet potatoes, milk, eggs, sugar, and spices. This uncomplicated recipe will impress your friends and family but only requires eight ingredients, like canned sweet potatoes, and calls for a frozen pie shell.