Sweet Potato Spoon Custard Recipes

BAKED SWEET POTATO CUSTARD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter 6 (5- to 6-ounce) custard cups; set cups in a large baking or roasting pan.
• Heat the milk until very hot. Set aside and keep warm.
• In a mixing bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Add the sweet potato, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and salt.
• Whisk in the warm milk and beat until well blended. Pour into the prepared custard cups.
• Heat 5 to 6 cups of water until steaming and nearly simmering.
• Place the roasting pan with the filled custard cups in the hot oven and fill the pan with the very hot water until it reaches about halfway up the side of the custard cups. Be careful not to pour water into the custard.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the edges are firm. The center of the custards will still jiggle a bit. Allow a little more time if you're using larger custard cups and check early if using very small or shallow cups.
• Carefully remove the cups from the water bath immediately and place them on a wire rack to cool. Once cooled, cover the custards with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. The custards may be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to three days.

SWEET-POTATO CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured piece of parchment, roll out dough into a 13-inch round, about 1/8 inch thick. Fit into a 9-inch pie dish. Using kitchen shears, trim to a 1-inch overhang; fold under. Crimp edges or decorate as desired. Lightly prick bottom of dough with a fork. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with a rack in lower third. Line dough with parchment; fill with dried beans or rice. Bake until edges begin to turn golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove beans or rice and parchment; bake until bottom and sides are golden brown, about 20 minutes more. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely. (Crust can be made up to a day in advance and covered tightly in foil.)
• Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Arrange sweet potatoes on a parchment-lined baking sheet and roast until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, about 1 hour. Remove and let cool slightly; reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and place a foil-lined baking sheet below rack. When cool enough to handle, peel sweet potatoes, discarding skins. Place flesh in a food processor and process until smooth. (Puree can be made ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container up to 5 days.)
• In a bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until well combined. Whisk in half-and-half. Add 1 1/4 cups sweet-potato puree; whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour mixture into crust (do not overfill). Cover edges with a foil ring, avoiding custard. Place pie dish directly on rack and bake until filling is just set in center, 50 to 55 minutes. Transfer to wire rack; let cool completely, at least 2 hours. Refrigerate, uncovered, until chilled, at least 4 hours or, loosely covered, up to 2 days.
• When ready to serve, spray kitchen shears or a knife with oil; cut marshmallows in half crosswise. Shingle on top of pie in concentric circles, cut-sides down. Move a small kitchen blowtorch back and forth across marshmallows until caramelized, or place pie under the broiler until toasted, 10 to 15 seconds.

SIMPLE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Cook and stir milk, vanilla extract, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove mixture from heat before it comes to a boil.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Set saucepan back over low heat. Pour in egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly, until custard thickens enough to coat the bottom of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CUSTARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F; spray a 1-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together sweet potato and banana; add milk blending well.
• Add brown sugar, egg yolks, and salt, mixing thoroughly; Pour mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• Combine raisins, sugar, and cinnamon and sprinkle over top of sweet potato mixture.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

SWEET POTATO CUSTARD

Steps:

• Mix together mashed cooked sweet potato and banana.
• Stir in milk, blending well.
• Add brown sugar, egg yolks and salt, mixing well.
• Transfer mixture to a lightly greased 1 quart pan/casserole.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon (raisins if using) and sprinkle over top of casserole.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 300 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

SWEET POTATO PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• On a foil-covered baking sheet, bake the sweet potatoes until soft, about 1 hour. Remove and let cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. When cool enough to handle, peel the potatoes, place the flesh in a large mixing bowl, add the butter and mash until smooth. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the sugar, milk, cornmeal, salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla and beat until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Arrange the pecan halves on top of the pudding and top with the brown sugar. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla by small droplets over the brown sugar. Bake until the top is browned, about 45 minutes.

SWEET POTATO CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain potatoes and place in large bowl; mash. Add marshmallow creme and butter; beat until smooth. Beat in the milk, eggs and extracts., Combine the sugars, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually beat into potato mixture and mix well. Pour into pie shell. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with whipped topping. Refrigerate leftovers.

SWEET POTATO CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Combine eggs, sugar, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange rind and milk.
• Add sweet potatoes, grated just before adding to milk mixture.
• Stir in melted butter.
• Pour filling into pie shell.
• Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 to 50 minutes, or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean.
• Serve slightly warm or cold.

SWEET-POTATO-CUSTARD PIE IN ORANGE CRUST

Steps:

• To make the crust, sift the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in the butter, shortening and orange rind with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture is crumbly.
• In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of orange juice with the sugar and nutmeg. Using a fork, stir the orange-juice mixture into the flour mixture to form a soft dough, adding additional orange juice if necessary. Do not overmix. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• On a floured surface, roll out the chilled dough to fit a 10-inch pie plate. Press the crust firmly into the plate and trim and crimp, or flute, the edges. Set aside.
• For the filling, beat the eggs, sugar and sweet potatoes together in a medium bowl. Add the milk and light cream and stir until combined. Add the melted butter, orange juice, vanilla extract, lemon extract, salt and nutmeg, if using, and mix well.
• Pour the mixture into the pie shell and bake until a knife inserted into the middle of the custard comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes.