Best Sweet Potato Squares Recipes

SWEET POTATO DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Set aside 3/4 cup of the cake mix. Combine the remaining mix with butter and egg until crumbly; spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Whisk filling ingredients until smooth; pour over crust. , For topping, cut butter into reserved cake mix until crumbly. Stir in the pecans, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the filling. , Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. Garnish with whipped cream and pecan halves if desired.

SWEET POTATO-CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake sweet potatoes until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool slightly, then discard skins and mash flesh with a fork (you should have 1 1/2 cups).
• In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until finely ground (you should have about 2 1/4 cups). Add 1/3 cup sugar, 1 stick butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pulse until combined. Firmly press mixture into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until crust is dry and set, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees.
• Meanwhile, in clean food processor, puree sweet potatoes, ricotta, yogurt, eggs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 3 tablespoons butter and 2/3 cup sugar. Pour into crust and bake until just set in center, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, 30 minutes, then refrigerate until cold, 1 hour (or overnight). Cut into squares and top with whipped cream.

SWEET POTATO SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• Beat cake mix, butter, and egg in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat into well combined crumbs. Press cake mixture evenly into prepared pan, set aside.
• Blend all potato filling ingredients in food processor until smooth. Spread evenly over crust layer.
• Combine all topping ingredients in small bowl. Sprinkle over and press into sweet potato filling. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until just set and tester inserted comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE CHIP SWEET POTATO SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 15x10x1 inch jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
• Mash sweet potatoes with reserved syrup.
• In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• Beat together butter and sugars at medium speed for 2 minutes or until smooth and lightened in color.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• On low speed, beat in half of the dry ingredients, followed by sweet potatoes, and finally the last of the dry ingredients.
• Fold in chips and half of the pecans.
• Spread batter evenly in pan.
• Sprinkle remaining pecans over top.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned and the pecans are toasted.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack before cutting into squares.

GLAZED SWEET POTATO BISCUIT SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°. Pierce sweet potato with fork several times. Microwave on High 8 to 12 minutes or until tender. Let stand 5 minutes. Carefully peel potato. Place sweet potato in small bowl. Mash with potato masher until smooth. Stir in butter and buttermilk until smooth.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in large bowl. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like cornmeal. Stir in sweet potato mixture just until blended.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead 10 to 15 times. Pat into 10-inch square, about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 16 (2 1/2-inch) squares. Place squares 1-inch apart on large ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until top edges are deep golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool 5 minutes.
• Mix frosting and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in small microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High 5 to 10 seconds or until pourable. Drizzle over biscuits.

SWEET POTATO SQUARES WITH LEMON-GARLIC MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 450°. Place sweet potato cubes on a lightly greased 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Drizzle potatoes with 2 Tbsp. oil, and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Toss to coat. 2. Bake at 450° for 15 to 20 minutes, turning cubes twice. 3. Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Drain on paper towels. 4. Place 1 sausage slice on top of 1 sweet potato cube; secure with a wooden pick. Repeat with remaining sausage slices and potato cubes. 5. Make Mayonnaise 1. Stir together all ingredients. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 7 days. Serve with Lemon-Garlic Mayonnaise. Garnish, if desired.

SWEET POTATO CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake sweet potatoes until tender approx 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Discard skins while still warm and mash with a fork.
• 2. In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until coarsely ground. Add 1/3 c sugar, 1 stick of butter and 1/4 tsp. salt pulse again until combined.
• 3. Firmly press mixture into a 9" x 13" baking dish. Bake until crust is dry and set about 12 mins. Remove from oven and reduce temp to 325 degrees.
• 4. In clean processor puree sweet potatoes, ricotta, yogurt, eggs, 1/4 tsp. salt and remaining butter and 2/3 c. sugar. Pour into crust and bake until set in center approx 30 mins.
• 5. Let cool on wire rack for 30 mins, then refrigerate until cold 1 hour (or overnight). Cut into squares and top with whipped topping to serve.

SWEET POTATO-CHEESECAKE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake sweet potatoes until tender, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool slightly, then discard skins and mash flesh with a fork (you should have 1 1/2 cups). In a food processor, pulse graham crackers until finely ground (you should have about 2 1/4 cups). Add 1/3 cup sugar, 1 stick butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pulse until combined. Firmly press mixture into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake until crust is dry and set, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees. Meanwhile, in clean food processor, puree sweet potatoes, ricotta, yogurt, eggs, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 3 tablespoons butter and 2/3 cup sugar. Pour into crust and bake until just set in center, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, 30 minutes, then refrigerate until cold, 1 hour (or overnight). Cut into squares and top with whipped cream.

SWEET POTATO SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside. Beat cake mix, butter, and egg in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat into well combined crumbs. Press cake mixture evenly into prepared pan, set aside. Blend all potato filling ingredients in food processor until smooth. Spread evenly over crust layer. Combine all topping ingredients in small bowl. Sprinkle over and press into sweet potato filling. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until just set and tester inserted comes out clean.