No-Sugar Sweet Potato Pie
A no-sugar Southern Louisiana Sweet potato pie recipe made with Swerve sweetener. It has a low glycemic index, is delicious, and is helpful for those with sugar sensitivities. You'll never guess it's made without white sugar.
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You won't miss the sweet taste of white sugar in this yummy sugar-free pie. No bitter aftertaste here! All you get is a delicious, classic sweet potato pie taste, along with a lot of praise and thank yous!
What makes this pie so great? It's the sweet taste of Swerve sweetener.
My daughter-in-law, Jami, introduced me to this sugar substitute after witnessing my many attempts to prepare sugar-free foods. With issues of high blood sugar and sugar sensitivities, not to mention the low-carb eaters in our household, it's been a testy journey until now.
Recently, my husband asked for a sugar-free sweet potato pie, so I decided to test this new-to-me sweetener made in New Orleans. Yeah, New Orleans! Yay for that!
What is Swerve, you ask?
The back of the package says:
"Swerve is a great-tasting, natural sweetener that measures cup-for-cup just like sugar-without the bitter aftertaste or digestive discomfort of other sweeteners. It's perfect for baking, cooking, and sweetening favorite foods and beverages. Swerve is a unique blend of non-GMO ingredients derived from fruits and vegetables. It contains no artificial ingredients, preservatives, or flavors."
This sweetener has been a game-changer in our cooking and eating these days. It measures, bakes, and tastes like sugar. It's also more tolerable for sugar-sensitive dieters because it is non-glycemic, meaning it doesn't spike sugar levels after eating.
Counting Carbs
I was a little confused about the number of carbs found in Swerve-four total carbs in just one teaspoon. I thought that was high, but just reading the product labels isn't enough. It turns out there is a simple formula: Total carbohydrates - fiber - erythritol = net carbs.
Thankfully, this No-Sugar Sweet Potato Pie recipe only has 12.1 net carbs per slice. Much better. Of course, this doesn't include the crust.
There are different pie crusts to consider that are lower in carbs, like the pecan crust in my Low Carb Coconut Pie, Undertaker's Delight. It's a delicious substitute for the classic white-flour pie crust or the sweet graham-cracker crust.
No spice in this no-sugar pie!
Nope! My husband doesn't like cinnamon and such spices, so you won't find any of them here. This pie has a similar taste to my Fresh Sweet Potato Casserole recipe. If you like a little spice in life, add 1 ½ teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice to the pie filling before baking for delicious results. I enjoy it either way.
Do you like your sweet potato pie with a smoother texture?
If so, blend the sweet potatoes with the other ingredients while they are still hot. Add the egg yolks after the milk and before folding in the egg whites, so the yolks don't cook or clump. That will give you a smoother pie filling.
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No-Sugar Sweet Potato Pie
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
- Category: sugar-free dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
A sugar-free sweet potato pie made with Swerve sweetener.
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch prepared pie crust
- 2 cups cooked sweet potatoes
- 1 cup Swerve sweetener
- ½ cup salted butter, softened
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 2 eggs, separated
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Combine the cooled sweet potatoes, Swerve, butter, salt, and egg yolks in a large bowl, and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add milk and vanilla and beat until just blended.
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Fold egg whites into the sweet potato mixture.
- Pour the filling into the prepared pie shell and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, then lower the heat to 350 degrees and bake for 50 minutes more, or until the pie is set.
- Cool the pie before slicing.
Notes
Shield pie crust with aluminum foil if edges are getting too dark.
Top with whipped cream sweetened with Swerve sweetener before serving.
For a smoother pie, use hot sweet potatoes to mix well into the pie filling ingredients adding the egg yolks after the milk and before folding in the egg whites so the yolks don't start to cook and clump up.
Add 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice to pie filling before baking for added flavor that is similar to pumpkin pie.
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Gotta try this!!
I think you’ll like it, friend!