I tried sweet-potato pie recipes from Trisha Yearwood, Alton Brown, and Carla Hall. The best had an easy homemade crust.

Paige BennettJan 13, 2024, 20:37 IST

I made sweet-potato pies from celebrity chefs Trisha Yearwood, Carla Hall, and Alton Brown.Paige Bennett

I made sweet-potato pies using recipes from chefs Trisha Yearwood, Carla Hall, and Alton Brown.
Yearwood's pie was simple yet a bit watery and Brown's fell apart as I ate it.

I made three different sweet-potato pie recipes from Carla Hall, Trisha Yearwood, and Alton Brown to see how they would compare. Each varied in difficulty, as some used premade pie crusts and one required handmaking each component.

Here's how each sweet-potato pie stacked up.

Before I made Hall's pie, I needed to prepare the dough.

I used Carla Hall's pie-dough recipe.Paige Bennett

Once the dough was done, I gathered the rest of my ingredients.

Aside from the mashed sweet potatoes and pie dough, Hall's recipe called for simple ingredients.Paige Bennett

Hall's pie filling was very smooth.

The pie filling had plenty of aromatic spices.Paige Bennett

Next, I shaped my dough.

The homemade pie dough looked almost perfect before it was baked.Paige Bennett

I was concerned when the bottom of the crust became cracked.

I was worried the crack would impact the structural integrity of the pie.Paige Bennett

In the end, Hall's dessert was delicious and reminded me of pumpkin pie.

The finished pie held up well.Paige Bennett

Yearwood had the simplest sweet-potato pie recipe.

I opted for premade dough and canned pumpkin.Paige Bennett

Yearwood's filling came together quickly.

I whisked the pie filling together in a mixer.Paige Bennett

A sugar-crust topping seemed to be Yearwood's secret weapon.

The sugar was meant to form a crust on top of the pie.Paige Bennett

Yearwood's pie tasted good, but the texture wasn't perfect.

I wished the pie had a firmer filling.Paige Bennett

I looked forward to the maple-pecan topping on Brown's sweet-potato pie.

Alton Brown's recipe was the only one that called for yogurt.Paige Bennett

I used a makeshift steamer and prepared my sweet potatoes.

I had to weigh my potatoes out before I got started.Paige Bennett

The filling looked similar to the others, despite having yogurt in it.

I was curious to see how the yogurt would impact the texture and flavor of the filling.Paige Bennett

I tried to make Brown's pie and topping look as perfect as possible before baking.

I was really excited to see how the topping would taste.Paige Bennett

Brown's pie tasted too strongly of yogurt for me, and it didn't maintain its shape.

Alton Brown's pie fell apart as I ate it.Paige Bennett

Though it took the longest to make, Hall's pie was well worth my time.

Carla Hall's pie was my winner.Paige Bennett

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