Sweet Potato Pie with An Almond Crust

Ingredients

• 2 cups almonds or other nuts (we used what we had: 1c almond, 1/2c walnut, 1/2c brazil nut)
• 4 T grass-fed butter or coconut oil
• 1/8 tsp salt (just a dash)
• 3 small sweet potatoes (1 1/2 cups mashed), peeled and chopped into large chunks
• 2 pastured eggs
• 1/4 cup grass-fed, raw milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp cardamom
• 1/4 tsp coriander
• 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1/8 tsp ground clove
• 1 quart of heavy whipping cream (will make enough to cover pie and have extra)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla