Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie Recipes

OKINAWAN PURPLE SWEET POTATO HAUPIA PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix graham cracker crumbs, butter, and salt
• Press crumbs firmly onto the bottom of a greased 8x8" square baking pan
• Bake in the oven while you prepare the sweet potato filling (only about 10-15 minutes, be careful not to leave it too long; don't let it burn)
• Cook your sweet potatoes to make a puree: you can do this in the microwave, in the oven, or on a grill. Just cook however you would normally make a baked or roast potato. You can do this a few days ahead of time and save the puree in the fridge.
• Take one cup of sweet potato puree and mix with the sugar, egg, heavy cream, cardamom, melted butter, and vanilla extract.
• Spread the filling over the graham cracker crust. It will be a thin layer.
• Bake until set - about 15-20 minutes. Then set your pie to cool in the fridge.
• While your baked sweet potato layer is cooling, make the haupia.
• Mix sugar and cornstarch in a separate bowl.
• Add in some of the liquid from the coconut milk - about 1/2 cup. Mix until well combined.
• Heat up the rest of the coconut milk in a pot on the stove.
• When the coconut milk is bubbling, slowly pour in your cornstarch mixture very slowly while continuously whisking the hot coconut milk in the pot. It's important to keep stirring to avoid lumps.
• Cook the haupia, continuously whisking, until the mixture has thickened to a custard like consistency and is bubbling. Be very careful not to get burned by the steam or the popping bubbles!
• Take the haupia off the heat and whisk in the coconut extract, if using. Then, very gently spread over the purple sweet potato filling. Be careful when spreading the haupia so as not to mix the white and purple layers.
• Place the pie into the fridge to let the haupia layer set. I like to leave it uncovered in the fridge until the top has become dry to the touch, then I cover with plastic wrap.
• When the pie has fully cooled and the haupia is set, you can cut it into squares to serve.

OKINAWAN PURPLE SWEET POTATO PIE WITH HAUPIA TOPPING

Steps:

• To Make the Shortbread Crust.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the eggs one at a time, making sure that the eggs are well incorporated after each addition.
• Add flour slowly.
• Add vanilla and chopped macadamia nuts.
• Press the dough down onto an ungreased 9 X 13 pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Shortbread will not brown. DO NOT OVERCOOK!
• Let cool.
• Start on the Okinawan Sweet Potato Pie Filling:.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Peel and dice (about 1-inch cubes) the Okinawan Sweet Potato and steam until tender and dark purple.
• Whip the potatoes until fluffy. If you prefer a chunkier style of pie, mash the potatoes to your preference. Set aside to allow to cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until very fluffy.
• Add in eggs one at a time and mix until well incorporated.
• Mix in milk, vanilla and salt.
• Fold the potatoes into the butter mixture. It should have the consistency of pancake batter.
• Pour onto the baked crust and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let it cool down to room temperature.
• To make the Haupia topping.
• In a thick-bottomed pot, heat the coconut milk until it is warm.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and cornstarch.
• Add water to the bowl.
• Slowly add the cornstarch mixture to the pot, whisking constantly until the mixture has thickened. (about 5-7 minutes).
• Let the mixture cool slightly, and pour it over the baked sweet potato pie layer.
• Refrigerate overnight.