Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars

By bweber

Ingredients

• 1 package white cake mix (regular size)
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs, divided
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, divided
• 3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes (about 3 medium)
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix and pecans; cut in butter until crumbly. Press mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9-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. Yield: 2 dozen.