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July 16, 2023 12 mins

What is Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie?

"Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie" is the name host Shaunda Necole gave her viral sweet potato pie family recipe, featured first on TheSoulFoodPot.com. It's the first sweet potato pie with this name. The original recipe.


Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie is Southern comfort soul food at its finest. Boasting heavenly sweet spices and exceptional texture combinations that make it a family favorite!


Because soul food is a variety of comfort-food cuisine originating from African American culture in the Southern United States. It’s traditionally a combination of African American foods derived from Black enslaved people’s take on American and British cuisine, combined with the essence of West African warmth, flavors, and traditions.


Sweet potato pie is a dessert made first by Black folks back in Africa when they used the native-grown vegetable, yams. 


Listen to this episode and learn how the favorite pie of Black people has continued as a favorite African-American holiday tradition today!


What you'll learn in this episode?

  • What is Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie?
  • Sweet potato pie Black History
  • What's the difference between sweet potatoes and yams?
  • What makes Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie a favorite pie recipe?
  • The difference between sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie
  • What makes Black folks sweet potato pie a favorite pie recipe?
  • How do you make Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie?

 

Links & resources mentioned in the episode

Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie recipe:

https://thesoulfoodpot.com/black-folks-sweet-potato-pie/


Black Folks Sweet Potato Pie collector's edition cookbook:

https://shaundanecoleshop.com/products/black-folks-sweet-potato-pie

 


Episode show notes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thesoulfoodpot.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Podcast featured recipes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thesoulfoodpot.com/category/soul-food-podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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