Silky Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• 16 ounces sweet potatoes (3 1/3 cups; 455g) from 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, roughly diced (see note)
• 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped, seeds reserved for whipped cream topping
• 2 or 3 cinnamon sticks (about 6 inches total)
• 1 whole nutmeg (see note)
• 26 ounces milk (3 1/4 cups; 740g), any percentage will do
• 6 ounces heavy cream (3/4 cup; 170g)
• 7 ounces white or lightly toasted sugar (1 cup; 195g)
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; use half as much if iodized table salt
• 1/2 ounce vanilla extract (1 tablespoon; 14g)
• 3 large eggs
• Old-fashioned flaky pie crust, prepared as for a blind-baked pie
• Brown sugar whipped cream (optional)

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