Ingredients

• 2 cups hot, mashed sweet potatoes (about 2 large potatoes)
  
• 6 tablespoons softened butter
  
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground cinnamon
  
• ¹/₄ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
  
• ³/₄ cup whole milk (plus maybe 1/4 cup extra, to thin out the recipe if necessary)
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (we use mexican vanilla extract, which is delicious if you have it available)
  
• 1 blind-baked 9-inch pie crust