Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe

This Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe is a really fun recipe to try to shake things up this holiday season! Everyone loves sweet potato casserole, right? Well why not kick that Thanksgiving side dish staple up a notch and turn it into a full blown dessert?

These Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars are sweet and rich in flavor, so a little bit  definitely goes a long way! 

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Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe

I have no clue how sweet potatoes became a staple on every family dinner table for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but at some point, it just became A THING. I personally have never really cared for them, but of course I eat sweet potato casserole every holiday dinner! 

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What is the difference between white and sweet potatoes?

They may both be called ‘potatoes’, but sweet and white potatoes are not actually related. Botanically, the sweet potato belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, whereas the white potato sits in the nightshade family.

Sweet potatoes are a super food, full of all kinds of nutrients! Sweet potatoes are a rich source of fiber as well as containing an array of vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium, selenium, and they’re a good source of most of our B vitamins and vitamin C.

One of the key nutritional benefits of sweet potato is that they’re high in an antioxidant known as beta-carotene, which converts to vitamin A once consumed. Add a drizzle of olive oil just before serving to increase your absorption of beneficial beta-carotene.

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How to Make This Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe 

Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Crust Ingredients: 

• 1 package, 15.25 oz, yellow cake mix
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 egg

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Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Filling Ingredients: 

• 1 can, 29 oz, sweet potato, drained
• 1 package, 8 oz, cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Topping Ingredients: 

• 1 cup sour cream
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-¼ cups granola (without raisins)
• ¾ cup white baking chips
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Crust Directions: 

Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. 

Beat cake mix, butter and egg together in a bowl. Mixture will be crumbly before it comes together as a dough. Press into prepared pan and set aside. 

Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Filling Directions: 

Add sweet potatoes to a mixer and beat well until smooth.

Add cream cheese, sugar, egg and pumpkin pie spice and beat until smooth.

Pour cover crust and spread evenly. 

Bake until center is almost set, about 20-25 minutes. While baking, put together the topping. 

Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Topping Directions: 

Add sour cream, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine granola, baking chips and pumpkin pie spice and mix well. 

When cooking is complete, spread sour cream mixture over the top of the bars.

Sprinkle with granola mixture.

Bake for an additional 6-8 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before refrigerating at least 4 hours before serving. 

Slice into 24 bars and serve. Store covered in the refrigerator. 

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Ingredients

• Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Crust Ingredients:
• 1 package 15.25 oz, yellow cake mix
• ½ cup butter softened
• 1 egg
• Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Filling Ingredients:
• 1 can 29 oz, sweet potato, drained
• 1 package 8 oz, cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Topping Ingredients:
• 1 cup sour cream
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-¼ cups granola without raisins
• ¾ cup white baking chips
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

1. Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Crust Directions:
2. Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
3. Beat cake mix, butter and egg together in a bowl. Mixture will be crumbly before it comes together as a dough. Press into prepared pan and set aside.
4. Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Filling Directions:
5. Add sweet potatoes to a mixer and beat well until smooth. Add cream cheese, sugar, egg and pumpkin pie spice and geat until smooth. Pour cover crust and spread evenly.
6. Bake until center is almost set, about 20-25 minutes. While baking, put together the topping.
7. Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars Recipe Topping Directions:
8. Add sour cream, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine granola, baking chips and pumpkin pie spice and mix well.
9. When cooking is complete, spread sour cream mixture over the top of the bars. Sprinkle with granola mixture. Bake for an additional 6-8 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack before refrigerating at least 4 hours before serving.
10. Slice into 24 bars and serve. Store covered in the refrigerator.