Here's how to make Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pie recipe at home (featured at Today.com):
Ingredients:
For the Pie Crust
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter-flavored vegetable shortening, chilled
- 1/3 cup ice water
For the Filling
- 3 large orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (Louisiana yams), scrubbed
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup half-and-half
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Preparation:
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Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pie sold one pie per second for 72 hours straight at one point, after Chanel posted an ecstatic video of himself serenading LaBelle and her namesake Sweet Potato Pie. Find out how Patti LaBelle's sweet treat reinvented Walmart's bakery at Fortune.com.