Sweet Potato Pie with Graham Cracker Crust

My son requested sweet potato pie with our Christmas Eve dinner this year.  After researching several recipes I decided to combine a few to make this pie.

Ingredients-

Crust-

1 sleeve cinnamon graham crackers

2-3 tablespoons melted coconut oil

Filling–

2 large sweet potatoes

½ cup granulated sugar (I used truvia)

1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil

1 large egg

¼ cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Pinch of salt

Directions:

Filling–

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Rub the sweet potatoes with olive oil and pierce several times with a fork.  Place on a baking sheet.
3. Roast for 60-90 minutes until potatoes can be pierced easily with a fork.
4. Meanwhile make the crust. 

Crust–

1. Pulse graham crackers in a food processor until they are a fine crumb.
2. Add the melted coconut oil and pulse until a wet sand like mixture.
3. Press the crumbs into a pie plate.
4. Bake 5 minutes.

Pie Continued–

• Let potatoes cool and then peel.
• Add potatoes to a stand mixer and mash.
• Add milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, coconut oil, and salt and blend until smooth. 
• Pour the filling over the cooled crust.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes.
• Let pie cool on a rack.
• Enjoy! My son liked his pie with whip cream on top.