Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars

  Desserts

If you're looking for something other than pumpkin, these sweet potato bars are a yummy alternative. Make them ahead—they're even better refrigerated overnight.

Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + chilling
YIELD: 2 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 1 package white cake mix (regular size)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs, divided
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, divided
  • 3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes (about 3 medium)
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix and pecans; cut in butter until crumbly. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish.
  • 2. Beat cream cheese, sugar, 1 egg and 2 tablespoons milk until smooth; set aside. Stir together sweet potatoes, remaining eggs, remaining milk and pie spice; pour over pecan mixture. Dollop cream cheese mixture over sweet potato mixture. Cut through cream cheese mixture with a knife to swirl into sweet potato mixture.
  • 3. Bake until set and slightly golden on top, about 45 minutes. Allow to cool completely; chill before cutting into bars.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 304 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated fat), 51mg cholesterol, 240mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

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