Sweet Potato Cheesecake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 sweet potato (medium size)
- 16 ounces neufchatel cheese (softened)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup evaporated milk
- 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
- 1 graham cracker crust (can also used regular pie crust)
directions
- Boil the sweet potato until soft.
- Once soft, peel skin from sweet potato and in a small bowl, mash/mix sweet potato, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, lemon juice, vanilla, and evaporated milk until well blended.
- Hint: mash the sweet potato before adding the other ingredients, this will cut down on the lumps.
- Once mixed, set sweet potato mixture to the side.
- In another bowl, mix the softened neufchatel cheese, egg, and sugar until well blended.
- Fold the sweet potato mixture into the cream cheese mixture. Once blended, add mixture to graham cracker crust.
- Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes.
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