Coconut-Gingersnap Sweet Potato Pie
- 2 large sweet potatoes (about 2 pounds)
- 34 cup coconut milk
- 34 cup light brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 14 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 14 cups gingersnap cookies, ground (about 25 cookies)
- 13 cup unsweetened coconut, shredded
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prick sweet potatoes with a fork and place on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake 1 hour or until very tender.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, to make the crust, stir together ground gingersnaps, coconut and butter in a medium bowl until moistened and well combined.
- Press mixture into and up the sides of a 9-inch pie dish.
- Bake about 15 minutes or until golden.
- Let cool slightly.
- To finish the filling, peel roasted potatoes and transfer flesh to the bowl of a food processor.
- Discard skins.
- Process until potatoes are pureed.
- Add coconut milk, brown sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and process until evenly combined.
- Pour sweet potato filling into crust and bake about 50 minutes or until just set in center of pie.
- Let cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
- Serve or chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
sweet potatoes, coconut milk, light brown sugar, eggs, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, cookies, unsweetened coconut, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/coconut-gingersnap-sweet-potato-pie-479885 (may not work)