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Category: Pie

Minny’s Famous Chocolate Pie Recipe from ‘The Help’

September 12, 2015July 22, 2026Leave a comment

For those of you familiar with the movie “The Help”, you will know all about Minny’s secret chocolate pie recipe. I found this recipe, minus the “secret” ingredient (read the book) and made it quite a few times and I can tell you, it is very good indeed.

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Ultimate Coconut Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

August 15, 2015July 22, 2026Leave a comment

I didn’t think you could make a sweet potato pie any better until I came up with this recipe. It is perfect and adds an entirely new dimension to the flavor. The coconut gives a fruity and rich flavor to the potatoes.

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Delicious Maple Sugar Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

November 29, 2013July 22, 2026Leave a comment

I had this maple sugar hanging around in the cupboard. I had bought it to make some Mennonite cookies and it just never happened, so I decided to figure out how to use it and I thought that maple sugar and sweet potatoes sounded like a great combination and they were indeed. 

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