Thanksgiving wishes from our garden to yours! This time of year is a great time to use up some of those yummy home grown sweet potatoes. One of our gardeners decided to use her ration of potatoes to make a sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving. Here is how you can make your own:

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After harvesting the sweet potatoes from the ground, place them in a bowl and allow them to cure for about 3 1/2 weeks before using.

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Step 1. Gather the ingredients.

4 sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup Coconut Milk, 2 eggs, splash of maple syrup, handful of pecans, a few mini marshmallows, 1 tspn of vanilla extract, 1/4 tspn of pumpkin spice, 1/4 tspn of ceylon cinnamon

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Step 2. Chop the sweet potatoes into bite size pieces.

Step 3. Boil sweet the potatoes for 15 minutes or until soft.

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Step 4. Mix the sweet potatoes and all of the ingredients in a bowl.

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Step 5. Bake for 35 min at 350 degrees.

Step 6. Decorate and viola`! You have a sweet potato pie!

***Recipe will yield two pies.