Sweet Potato Pie with Cinnamon Roll Crust

Sweet Potato Pie with Cinnamon Roll Crust

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Ever find yourself at a crossroads between sweet potato pie and cinnamon rolls?

I know – it’s a tough call.

Thankfully this Sweet Potato Pie with a Cinnamon Roll Crust will come to the rescue at your Thanksgiving dinner (or breakfast?) table.

If it were up to me, cinnamon rolls could be incorporated into any food. But they especially lend themselves well to a buttery pie crust like the one Pillsbury makes.

Cinnamon rolls, before rolling

The taste of sweet cinnamon rolls partnered with creamy sweet potato pie and ooey-gooey toasted marshmallows is absolutely heavenly. So much so, you might want to keep it out of sight until it’s time for dessert (or again, breakfast, depending on how you look at it).

Cinnamon rolls sliced

Though I have quite the ravenous sweet tooth, one of my favorite things about sweet potato pie is its milder flavor. It’s less sweet than pumpkin pie, which is great for its sugary counterparts like marshmallows and cinnamon rolls. But like pumpkin pie, it has that wonderfully smooth texture that balances oh so well with a flaky, tender pie crust. Plus, it’s super easy to make and only requires simple ingredients like sweet potatoes (duh), brown sugar and heavy cream.

Cinnamon Roll Crust in pie tin

You know what else is easy to make? A cinnamon roll pie crust. Seriously – who knew? Well, now you do. In a few quick steps, you can make your own (bonus: It tastes great with other pies, too, like pumpkin and apple).

Pouring in the sweet potato pie

So the next time you find yourself torn between cinnamon rolls and sweet potato pie – or if you want to jazz up your favorite Thanksgiving dessert recipe, try this pie. It’s guaranteed to put a smile on the faces of cinnamon roll and sweet potato pie lovers alike.

Finished Sweet Potato Pie with Cinnamon Roll Crust

Sweet Potato Pie with Cinnamon Roll Crust on plate

Sweet Potato Pie with Cinnamon Roll Crust on plate

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Anonymous said:

I agree, the canned cinnamon roll idea is great. Going to try it first thing in the morning.


10/03/2012 11:15 PM
Anonymous said:

I think I may love you :) what a great idea!


10/03/2012 7:57 PM
Anonymous said:

I actually just made an apple pie using the canned cinnamon rolls – rolled them out between sheets of waxed paper – turned out great


9/30/2012 11:26 PM
Anonymous said:

I made this for thanksgiving and it was all gone by morning


9/12/2012 11:52 AM
Anonymous said:

i want pumpkin. i have a friend who is pregant and i have wanted a pumpkin pie for about 3 days. i asked her today if she was craving punkin. she said no! but she could eat it if she had it lol


9/10/2012 2:02 PM
Anonymous said:

Just bought some baking apples today and this is definitely what they are going to be used for!! It looks SO good!!


9/09/2012 12:37 AM
Anonymous said:

I just lost my mind. This is brilliant. AAAAAAAAHHHHHH.


9/03/2012 4:41 PM
Anonymous said:

Do you have to grease the pie dish before you press the cinnamon rolls?


8/30/2012 5:38 PM
Anonymous said:

I am making this tomorrow with apple pie filling i canned earlier in the year, and will use the extra to lattice across the top. thanks for the great idea…will let you know how it turns out. ps-this is my FIRST pie, ever so cross your fingers :) -vegasmommy


8/24/2012 3:43 PM
TBSPAna said:

Hi Anon – It is preferable to use pie crust over cinnamon roll dough in this recipe, as the cinnamon roll dough would rise.


8/23/2012 2:41 PM
Anonymous said:

was wondering if you could use the Pillsbury Cinnamon roll dough, instead of the prepared crust. thinking U could roll each roll out & then press together.


8/22/2012 6:00 PM
Anonymous said:

I want to make an apple pie with this crust can you use it as a top crust too


8/15/2012 9:05 AM
TBSPAna said:

Thanks for letting us know. :)


8/08/2012 1:01 PM
Anonymous said:

Hi Stephanie, I’m not a regular reader and it’s the first time I leave a comment here, but I just wanted to let you know that there’s someone on FB who’s “stealing” this recipe + pic with no credits at all to your original post > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=429946100389449&set=a.426565094060883.114860.330829046967822&type=1

Just in case you want to complain…

All the best,

Jasmine from Labna.it


8/06/2012 10:11 AM
TBSPAna said:

Hmmm…that’s an cool idea! You’ll have to try it and let us know!


7/23/2012 11:29 PM
Anonymous said:

can this be used as a top crust also?. such as with apple pie.


7/22/2012 2:00 PM
Anonymous said:

I’m going to try this but instead, use pumpkin. :)


7/03/2012 4:43 PM
Anonymous said:

I LOVE CINNAMON ROLLS1SS YUMMMM

MMMMMMMMMMMM


6/27/2012 9:06 PM
Anonymous said:

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6/27/2012 9:05 PM
Anonymous said:

My grandmother used to make those for us from leftover cruet and called them kisses!


6/13/2012 8:06 PM
Anonymous said:

The crust is so pretty!


5/17/2012 6:42 PM
Anonymous said:

I wouldn’t try the canned cinnamon rolls for it they have yeast in them making them puff more.


4/29/2012 11:56 PM
Anonymous said:

Wow! Do you think you could also use canned cinnamon rolls for that? For those of us who are short of time and.or skill?


4/17/2012 3:15 PM
Anonymous said:

This looks amazing! What a wonderful idea!


4/13/2012 1:02 PM
Anonymous said:

I’m making it right now, but as an apple pie, I can’t wait to try it!


2/17/2012 3:49 PM
Anonymous said:

I must tell you how fabulously tasty that crust looks. Sweet potatoes – eh, but that crust is a great idea! http://pieoneer.blogspot.com/


1/28/2012 10:34 PM
Anonymous said:

what an amazing idea!! Can I feature this on my blog?? http://gigglingbites.blogspot.com but with a different filling?


1/26/2012 10:33 AM
Anonymous said:

I made this over the Holidays, but made an apple pie instead. It was a BIG hit with everyone (good thing I made 2). I also used the leftover cinnamon roll crust and made a lattice top. It was delicious. Thank you for the wonderful recipe :)


1/04/2012 9:17 AM
Anonymous said:

The crust is almost too pretty to eat! Almost…. it sounds so good. Thank you for sharing :) joandsue.blogspot.com


1/02/2012 9:00 PM
Anonymous said:
1/02/2012 1:19 PM
Anonymous said:

My husband and I made this last night for New Year’s Eve. We loved the pie crust, and it is very unique. It is very similar to pumpkin pie, and not overly sweet.


1/01/2012 9:41 PM
Anonymous said:

Have one in the oven right now. Do you think I could cook it through step four, then wait on broiling the marshmallows until tomorrow? I’m just worried that if I do the marshmallow step today, they might be soggy for tomorrow night’s dinner? This is my first sweet potato pie…so forgive me if this is a silly question. Thanks, in advance, for any insight/advice!


12/23/2011 6:29 PM
Brittzell said:

Alright everyone,This is a Must bake recipe! Amazing taste. My husband said it was better than Pum[kin Pie and to never lose this recipe ;-)


12/22/2011 12:12 AM
Brittzell said:

I made these pie’s for my Office Manager at work as she is unable to go home this year for Christmas and she is a Southern Girl. I wanted to give her a little taste of home to help the blues. I just got done making two of these pie’s and the crust looks amazing. It is quit the presentation opposed to a regular crust. I of course had to taste the spoon and the filling tasted fabulous!! Like a Pumpkin Pie only much better. Deeper in flavor. I ca not wait for these bad boys to come out of the oven. Thank you for such a fun and easy recipe.


12/21/2011 11:21 PM
Anonymous said:

That crust is a genius idea!


12/12/2011 2:54 PM
Anonymous said:
11/26/2011 9:47 AM
Anonymous said:

I made this crust with apple pie filling. It was awesome. My husband and his friend said it was the best pie they have ever ate. Thank you so much for the recipe for the crust.


11/25/2011 9:15 PM
smwise said:

Nope, there’s no need — just bake the crust as directed on the package for a pumpkin pie (which I believe is like sweet potato pie, no need to pre-bake crust).


11/23/2011 11:06 AM
Anonymous said:

Would you recommend baking the crust before adding filling? It looks like you didn’t here. I’m planning on using your crust with pumpkin pie :)


11/23/2011 11:04 AM
Anonymous said:

Trying this for Thanksgiving this year but with an apple filling!


11/22/2011 6:57 PM

What an amazing idea! I saw this on Pinterest and Tastespotting — I cannot wait to try it out!


11/21/2011 9:36 AM
Anonymous said:
11/20/2011 8:27 PM

I just joined and this was the first recipe I saw. It looks absolutely incredible!


11/20/2011 5:01 PM
Anonymous said:

That is such a beautiful idea! Would be an awesome crust for pecan pie too! mmmm

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11/19/2011 8:08 PM
Anonymous said:

This pie crust is something I would love to try with an apple pie, so much yum!!


11/19/2011 6:15 PM
Anonymous said:

I can’t wait to try this! What a creative, amazing idea :-)


11/19/2011 3:40 PM
Anonymous said:

I have never seen anything like that cinnamon roll pie crust and I think it just changed my life. I love your post so much that I ended up featuring it on my Favorite Things for Thanksgiving blog post.


Come check it out here: http://www.creativecarissa.com/2011/11/few-of-my-favorite-things-thanksgiving.html and grab a featured button if you’d like!


11/19/2011 11:19 AM
Anonymous said:
11/19/2011 5:23 AM
Anonymous said:

I’m not a big sweet potato fan but I’d imagine this would be awesome as an apple pie…might just have to try it….


11/18/2011 4:47 PM
Anonymous said:

Oh wow! This is Pie heaven!


11/18/2011 3:44 PM
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