SWEET POTATO CHEESECAKE

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Make and share this Sweet Potato Cheesecake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by LizCl

Categories     Cheesecake

Time 2h20m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg yolk
3 medium sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed (about 2 cups)
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1/2 cup flour, sifted
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Stir flour, 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and the egg yolk mixture to form a ball. Pat about 2/3 rds of the dough on bottom only of 10 inch springform pan (with side removed) to make bottom crust 1/8 inch thick.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until crust just begins to brown around edge.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
  • Attach side to pan. Pat remaining dough about 1 inch up inside of pan.
  • Beat sweet potatoes, 1 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg and vanilla in medium bowl with electric mixer on low speed until blended; set aside.
  • Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar at medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth.
  • Beat in sweet potato mixture on low speed about 1 minute until blended.
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time.
  • Pour batter into springform pan.
  • Place springform pan in larger pan.
  • Pour very hot water into larger pan to 1/3 the height of springform. pan. Bake 1 hour 30 minutes or until center is set, adding very hot water to larger pan as needed.
  • Pecan Crumb Topping.
  • Mix flour, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon in small bowl until crumbly. Stir in pecans.
  • Sprinkle Pecan Crumb Topping over cheesecake.
  • Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is set.
  • Cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 464.8, Fat 32.2, SaturatedFat 17.1, Cholesterol 140.1, Sodium 236.9, Carbohydrate 38.8, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 23.8, Protein 7.3

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