Sweet Potato Pie for Thanksgiving!

I may get a backlash of comments, but I guess I'm 'old school' (my parents grew up with NO refrigeration except the water spring (or well) or the cellar (I'm 51, and they're in heaven). Anyway, my rule-of-thumb is that almost anything is OK to eat after 24 hrs at room temperature. Probably this mindset has helped keep our family's digestive system strong (overcoming bacteria) and we are rarely sick (thank God). I think if we try to keep everything TOO sterile and bacteria-free it does more harm than good.

The way I do mine is after baking, put it on a cooling rack in the tin. After around 2 hours, it should be at roopm temp and perfect to serve. You don't want your sweet potato pie too hot or too cold when you serve it. It is really best served at room temperature with a dallop of cool whip on top. Any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me. ____@____.com

Best of luck and best wishes. Happy Thanksgiving!

I sorry that I answered this so late, but I had a very long bout with a Miagraine. But if you have any of these three pies pumpkin, sweet potato, or winter squash pie; I try to keep them warm on first serve and I had vanilla ice cream, hot caramel sauce and a sprinlke of toasted pecans. To keep the pie warm wrap it in aluminum foil and put it into your oven after everything is out on either the lowest temperature or if yours had a warming setting use it. I'm sorry that this is too late, but maybe you can use it for Christmas. And remember those three pies have a nutrient in them that most foods except bananas do not have a lot in them and that is potasium S.

You can put it in the refrigerator and reheat it, it should be fine. I would say it might be okay to leave out, but if it has eggs in it, might be on the safe side to refrigerate until after the meal.
Some folks even like it cold!! Be sure to cover it in the fridge.

If it were me, I would make it early in the day or even the day before and serve closer to room temperature.

Actually sweet potatoe pie tastes great cold!!!!

I would put it in the refrigerator. I actually like my sweet potato pie served cold. Or leave it at room temp and let it cool completely then serve. Putting it back in the oven or microwave to warm after cooling will dry it out.

Since sweet potato pie is a custard (i.e. has eggs in it), it does need to be refrigerated. HOWEVER, make sure that it is cooled to room temperature before you put it in the fridge (covered) so that it doesn't "sweat." If you stick it in there too quickly, as the moisture rises out of the pie it will form a liquid on top of your pie (condensate) rather than just evaporating into the air.

I'm sure it will be fine, though. Sweet potato pie is good both heated and cold. Personally, for less than 2 hours after coming out of the oven, I would just leave it out and put it away after we were done, assuming there are any leftovers.

You can leave it sitting on the counter - - it will be just fine. Don't think too much about this; no harm will come to your pie, nor will the flavor change if you leave it at room temp. Only in America are we perpetually worried about refrigerating everything. 8) Happy Holidays!

Hi G., you can leave it at room temperature or refrigerate it. It tastes good both ways! I would go ahead and leave it out for that short time ... then you can refrigerate it afterwards. I am making one too ... we are part of a farmer's coop and we have enough sweet potatoes this year for 10 pies!

Enjoy!
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Ahh! Sweet Potato Pie! You take me back to my days living in San Francisco where my favorite BBQ House on Division Street offered two choices for dessert ... fresh-made banana pudding or the best Sweet Potato Pie I ever tasted. I have heard that Idaho Potatoes used to dye themselves orange just to try to get into one of those pies!

Sweet Potato Pie is a delicacy which is highly forgiving and subject to your own personal or family preference. Much like pumpkin pie, it is a custard base and serves well either warm or cold. It is good with or without whipped topping or ice cream. (My son has been known to grab a left-over slice cold from the fridge and combine it with a glass of milk for breakfast.) You don't want to cool it in the fridge as this can cause the custard to crack but, for the left-overs (assuming there are any!), you can store that in the fridge for several days or weeks and, in the freezer for much longer. I find it's just as easy to make two (or 4) at a time and then I can stick extras in the freezer and crack one out at Easter time or 4th of July or just to liven up Wednesday night dinner, let it thaw at room temp, then cover the crust with a strip of aluminum foil (to keep it from burning during the re-heating process) and pop it in a very low (300*) oven to warm it slightly before serving. You can stick it in the oven right before the family sits down to eat and, by the time they are ready for dessert, dessert is ready for them!

Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your pie!

Sweet potato pie should be served chilled or at room temperature. Is there any way you can make it the night before? That's when I do mine, so that the pies can chill overnight. Sweet potato pie is very similar to pumpkin pie in how it should be served. Good luck!

Let it sit out a room temp until ready to eat. You may want to put it in the fridge after everyone is finished eating it.