A flavorful mid-morning treat!
Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars
Ingredients
1 regular-size package white cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 large eggs, divided
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk, divided
3 cups cooked and mashed medium-sized sweet potatoes
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Directions
~Preheat oven to 350°.
~ Combine cake mix and pecans; cut in butter until crumbly. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased 13×9-in. baking dish.
~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.
~Bake until set and slightly golden on top, about 45 minutes.
~Allow to cool completely; chill before cutting into bars.
~Makes two dozen bars.