Sweet potato haupia pie

Sweet potato haupia pie is a Hawaiian dessert with a macadamia nut cookie crust, purple sweet potato filling, and a coconut top layer.

An elegant and sweet desert with a vibrant purple middle to the pie.

Sweet potato haupia pie is a classic Hawaiian dessert. I like to make mine with a graham cracker crust, but traditionally it would use pie or shortbread crust. This recipe is meant for an 8x8" pan, but you can easily double it for a 9x13" dish.

Purple Sweet Potato Cheesecake + Haupia Topping. Okinawa purple sweet potatoes, macadamia nuts, graham crumbs, coconut milk.

This pie has a vibrant purple layer made from Okinawan sweet potatoes which are naturally purple, a rich coconut milk layer that has the consistency of firm gelatin though it’s made from only…

This Hawaiian sweet potato haupia pie is a decadent combo of creamy haupia (coconut pudding), purple sweet potato filling and macadamia nut shortbread.

The other night at the Red Cross, I took a photo of these sweet potato haupia squares before I ate them, and it caused such a stir! It tasted even better

Since I am on a budget, sometimes I have an ingredient that I want to make several things with, but have to choose because of monetary concerns. For instance, I picked up some Okinawan sweet potatoes from Mitsuwa market. And thus the torment began. Do I want to make sweet potato mochi? What about sweet potato pie? Or Hawaiian sweet potato and haupia bars? The choices! Not that the sweet potatoes are that expense ($1.99 a pound) but the other ingredients add up. I can't very well blow our…

Okinawan Sweet Potato Haupia Pie a Hawaiian dessert made with Macadamia Nut Shortbread Crust filled with pureed or chunky Okinawan Sweet Potato and topped with creamy coconut pudding called Haupia. For recipe, visit todaysdelight.com

CRUST: Mix the dry ingredients together in a medium size bowl. Add the chopped nuts and the butter. Cut the mixture with two butter knives, pulling them across each other in...