At a Walmart, I spotted boxes of Patti LaBelle's Sweet Potato Pies. Two years ago the pies, sold exclusively at Walmart, were scarce. It was all due to a video by James Wright of California at that time, who made a YouTube video of his review of what he refers to as "Patti's Pie." Since then, the video has been viewed more than 5.5 million times.
Wright's video was hilarious and can still be viewed on YouTube.
Since the pies were not available at that time, we made a version of Patti LaBelle's pie from a recipe we found at www.epicurious.com. There were plenty available recently at Walmart and they're on roll back price of $2.97 for an 8-inch pie.
So if you're in need of a sweet potato pie this Thanksgiving, try this version. When I made it, our staffers loved it. And it's, well, easy-as-pie.
