Sweet Potato Cheesecake :D (cake, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg)

[Overcooked_Oatmeal]

I had yet another family get-together, I decided to make something unique and different this time and to outshine my cousin and her delicious Red Velvet Cake . I know this would be better for the fall, but I was out for war - sweet, delicious war .

I'm a busy woman and don't have time to make crust from scratch or boil and peel sweet potatoes, so I took a few shortcuts. While there is Ready-To-Make Cheesecake Filling (http://www.kraftbrands.com/philly/products/pages/philadelphiaready-to-eatcheesecakefilling.aspx - broken link), I find it to have an aftertaste and it doesn't taste as good as using cream cheese. I doctored up the cheesecake filling with real cream cheese, egg, and vanilla. I may as well bought another block of cream cheese and did that instead. I bought a box of mashed sweet potatoes at a grocery store. They are usually sold next to the mashed potatoes in the refrigerated section of the store. Not every grocery store sells them though I know Walmart sells it. I also bought ready-made graham cracker crust too.

Anyway, here is the recipe, enjoy!

1 Ready-Made Graham Cracker Crust
1 Box of Mashed Sweet Potatoes
1 tub of Philadelphia Ready-To-Eat Cheesecake Filling
1 8 oz Package of Cream Cheese
1 Cup of granulated sugar
3 Eggs
1 tsp Lemon extract
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

Using a mixer, beat cheesecake filling and cream cheese on low speed. Gradually add sugar in and add one egg at a time. Add mashed sweet potatoes and keep beating mix on low speed. Stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix well until fully incorporated.

Pour mix into pie crust and bake for 45-hour. Remove from the oven and allow the pie to cool at room temperature for 30-60 minutes. Refrigerate the pie for 3-4 hours.

Some people garnish with a nut glaze or syrup, but I figure why do all that? (Besides, I have relatives with nut allergies, so I couldn't add pecans anyhow).

Enjoy!

[thatdurncat13]

I'm drooling! I have to try it, never would have thought of it, thanks.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Overcooked_Oatmeal

I had yet another family get-together, I decided to make something unique and different this time and to outshine my cousin and her delicious Red Velvet Cake . I know this would be better for the fall, but I was out for war - sweet, delicious war .

I'm a busy woman and don't have time to make crust from scratch or boil and peel sweet potatoes, so I took a few shortcuts. While there is Ready-To-Make Cheesecake Filling (http://www.kraftbrands.com/philly/products/pages/philadelphiaready-to-eatcheesecakefilling.aspx - broken link), I find it to have an aftertaste and it doesn't taste as good as using cream cheese. I doctored up the cheesecake filling with real cream cheese, egg, and vanilla. I may as well bought another block of cream cheese and did that instead. I bought a box of mashed sweet potatoes at a grocery store. They are usually sold next to the mashed potatoes in the refrigerated section of the store. Not every grocery store sells them though I know Walmart sells it. I also bought ready-made graham cracker crust too.

Anyway, here is the recipe, enjoy!

1 Ready-Made Graham Cracker Crust
1 Box of Mashed Sweet Potatoes
1 tub of Philadelphia Ready-To-Eat Cheesecake Filling
1 8 oz Package of Cream Cheese
1 Cup of granulated sugar
3 Eggs
1 tsp Lemon extract
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tbsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Nutmeg

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

Using a mixer, beat cheesecake filling and cream cheese on low speed. Gradually add sugar in and add one egg at a time. Add mashed sweet potatoes and keep beating mix on low speed. Stir in the vanilla and lemon extracts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix well until fully incorporated.

Pour mix into pie crust and bake for 45-hour. Remove from the oven and allow the pie to cool at room temperature for 30-60 minutes. Refrigerate the pie for 3-4 hours.

Some people garnish with a nut glaze or syrup, but I figure why do all that? (Besides, I have relatives with nut allergies, so I couldn't add pecans anyhow).

Enjoy!

wow, sounds great: I would never have thought of this but I have made pumpkin cheese cake, so this would be similar. Thanks.

Nita

[plain and simple]

I don't often find recipes I'm excited about but this one qualifies! I must admit, I'm not much of a boxed food person. (I don't even own a microwave!) I enjoy cooking from scratch. Do you think freshly mashed sweet potatoes would work or would the consistency be too thick?

I love to bake but I don't care for cakes, pies and pastries very much. Cheesecake, on the other hand, is a whole other story! Thanks for the recipe! (Red Velvet Cake has freaked me out ever since I saw the Bleeding Armadillo Cake in Steel Magnolias. It was my first exposure to red velvet cake and I'll never try it because of that movie!)

[kshe95girl]

I've been making sweet potato cheesecake for years, really, really yummy stuff!

[plain and simple]

I've made sweet potato pies, sweet potato casseroles, sweet potato fries, mashed sweet potatoes (with vanilla), and regular, classic baked sweet potatoes. Never a cheesecake. Maybe I can try it out on my new $650 Tortilla Warmer?! LOL

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by plain and simple

I've made sweet potato pies, sweet potato casseroles, sweet potato fries, mashed sweet potatoes (with vanilla), and regular, classic baked sweet potatoes. Never a cheesecake. Maybe I can try it out on my new $650 Tortilla Warmer?! LOL

Should be easy with your fancy warmer gadget!
BTW, real red velvet cake is simply divine!!!!!
ETA: fresh sweet potatoes would work just fine, I make my cheesecake totally from scratch, never have had any problems!

[druganddisease]

Love this recipe..It was delicious..Sweet Potato Cheesecake is really very easy to make cake..
I also wanna try it by myself....

Thanks
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Mitchell Brown