Sweet potato haupia pie explained

Sweet potato haupia pie
Alternate Name:	Okinawan sweet potato haupia pie, Purple Sweet potato haupia, "Ube" haupia pie
Country:	US
Region:	Hawaii
Course:	Dessert
Type:	Dessert bar
Served:	Cold
Main Ingredient:	Okinawan sweet potato, Haupia, Macadamia nuts

Sweet potato haupia pie is inspired by sweet potato pie originating from the Southern United States. However, it uses "Okinawan" sweet potatoes, a popular cultivar widely grown in Hawaii which makes for a vibrant purple filling. It is often mislabeled or mistaken for ube which shares a purple color but has a distinct flavor of its own.^[1] The filling is usually absent of the warm spices commonly associated with Southern sweet potato pie. It is topped with a layer of haupia (coconut pudding) and uses a macadamia nut shortbread base or short crust. Although it is called a "pie", it is usually prepared in rectangular pans as dessert bars, although a pie dish (or tart pan) can be used.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• • List of sweet potato dishes

Notes and References

1. Web site: How to Plant Okinawan Sweet Potatoes Grow Okinawan Purple Sweet Potatoes Sprouted Garden . SproutedGarden.com . 8 April 2021.
2. Book: Namkoong, J. . Huo . R. . Go Home, Cook Rice: A Guide to Buying and Cooking the Fresh Foods of Hawaiʻi . Namkoong Pub. . 2001 . 978-0-9643359-2-9 . 2019-09-15 . 104.
3. Web site: uhmccadmin . Sweet Potato Haupia Pie – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Children's Center . University of Hawaii System . 2019-03-20 . 2019-09-15 . 2022-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705030633/https://www.hawaii.edu/childrenscenter/for-our-families/recipes/luau-recipes/sweet-potato-haupia-pie . dead .
4. Web site: Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie 2 Recipe . feeding my ohana . 2019-09-16.
5. Web site: (Hawaiian) Okinawan Sweet Potato Pie with Haupia Topping . Lox, Stock, and Barrel . 2013-12-09 . 2019-09-15.