Roasted Sweet-Potato Cheesecake with Maple Cream

This prize-winning recipe from a Sunset reader is one of our absolute favorites, creamy and moist, with just the right amount of sweetness, this dessert will wow your guests.

Roasted sweet potato offers a perfect earthy sweetness to show off the flavor combo of cinnamon and nutmeg in this creamy cheesecake.

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Name: Roasted Sweet-Potato Cheesecake with Maple Cream
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 2 dark orange-fleshed sweet potatoes; 1 tablespoon butter melted; Pecan Crust:; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 24 oz. cream cheese regular or light (neufchâtel), at room temperature; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup light brown sugar firmly packed; 4 large Eggs; 1/4 cup whipping cream; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; Maple Cream:; 3/4 cup whipping cream; 1/4 cup maple syrup

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INGREDIENTS

2 dark orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon butter ; melted
Pecan Crust:
2 teaspoons lemon juice
24 oz. cream cheese ; regular or light (neufchâtel), at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar ; firmly packed
4 large Eggs
1/4 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Maple Cream:
3/4 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup maple syrup

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375° (convection not recommended). Peel sweet potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Place in a 9- by 13-inch baking pan and brush with melted butter. Bake until potatoes are soft when pressed, 45 to 55 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, prepare crust. Bake in same oven with potatoes until lightly browned all over, 10 to 12 minutes.

3. Scrape any charred spots off potatoes, then cut potatoes into chunks. Whirl in a food processor or mash in a bowl with lemon juice until smooth. Reserve 1 cup; save any extra for another use.

4. Reduce oven temperature to 325°. In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in granulated and brown sugars, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally, until mixture is well blended and smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Add reserved sweet potato mixture, the whipping cream, sour cream, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Mix on low speed until well blended.

5. Wrap bottom of cheesecake pan with heavy-duty foil, pressing it up the sides. Pour batter over crust. Put cheesecake pan in a 12- by 15-inch roasting pan at least 2 inches deep. Set pans in oven and pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cheesecake pan.

6. Bake until cake barely jiggles in the center when gently shaken, about 55 minutes. Remove pans from oven. Lift cheesecake pan from roasting pan and let cool completely on a rack, about 1 hour, then chill until cold, at least 1 1/2 hours, or up to 3 days (cover once cold).

7. Up to 6 hours before serving, cut around inside of pan rim to release cake; remove rim. With a pastry bag, pipe dollops of maple cream onto cake. Or serve maple cream separately, to spoon onto each wedge.

8. Pecan Crust: Whirl 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans in a blender until finely ground; you should have 1/4 cup. In a bowl, mix pecans, 1 1/4 cups fine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 5 tablespoons melted butter. Pour into a 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim (2 1/4 in. tall). Press mixture evenly over bottom of pan.

9. Maple Cream: In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. On low speed, beat in maple syrup just until blended.

Note: You can make this cheesecake up to 3 days ahead; cover and chill. Garnish with cream up to 6 hours before serving; cover and chill until serving.

NOTES

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Roasted Sweet-Potato Cheesecake with Maple Cream

2 dark orange-fleshed sweet potatoes 
1 tablespoon butter melted
  Pecan Crust: 
2 teaspoons lemon juice 
24 oz. cream cheese regular or light (neufchâtel), at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar 
1/2 cup light brown sugar     firmly packed
4 large Eggs 
1/4 cup whipping cream 
1/4 cup sour cream 
1/4 cup maple syrup 
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 
  Maple Cream: 
3/4 cup whipping cream 
1/4 cup maple syrup

1.	Preheat oven to 375° (convection not recommended). Peel sweet potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Place in a 9- by 13-inch baking pan and brush with melted butter. Bake until potatoes are soft when pressed, 45 to 55 minutes.

2.	Meanwhile, prepare crust. Bake in same oven with potatoes until lightly browned all over, 10 to 12 minutes.

3.	Scrape any charred spots off potatoes, then cut potatoes into chunks. Whirl in a food processor or mash in a bowl with lemon juice until smooth. Reserve 1 cup; save any extra for another use.

4.	Reduce oven temperature to 325°. In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in granulated and brown sugars, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally, until mixture is well blended and smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Add reserved sweet potato mixture, the whipping cream, sour cream, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Mix on low speed until well blended.

5.	Wrap bottom of cheesecake pan with heavy-duty foil, pressing it up the sides. Pour batter over crust. Put cheesecake pan in a 12- by 15-inch roasting pan at least 2 inches deep. Set pans in oven and pour enough boiling water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cheesecake pan.

6.	Bake until cake barely jiggles in the center when gently shaken, about 55 minutes. Remove pans from oven. Lift cheesecake pan from roasting pan and let cool completely on a rack, about 1 hour, then chill until cold, at least 1 1/2 hours, or up to 3 days (cover once cold).

7.	Up to 6 hours before serving, cut around inside of pan rim to release cake; remove rim. With a pastry bag, pipe dollops of maple cream onto cake. Or serve maple cream separately, to spoon onto each wedge.

8.	Pecan Crust: Whirl 1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans in a blender until finely ground; you should have 1/4 cup. In a bowl, mix pecans, 1 1/4 cups fine graham cracker crumbs, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 5 tablespoons melted butter. Pour into a 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim (2 1/4 in. tall). Press mixture evenly over bottom of pan.

9.	Maple Cream: In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. On low speed, beat in maple syrup just until blended.

Note: You can make this cheesecake up to 3 days ahead; cover and chill. Garnish with cream up to 6 hours before serving; cover and chill until serving.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (93g)
Recipe Makes: 16 Servings

Calories: 254
Calories from Fat: 190 (75%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 21.1g	28 %
	Saturated Fat 11.5g	57 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.7g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.1g
Cholesterol 164.8mg		51 %
Sodium 187.9mg		6 %
Potassium 126.8mg		3 %
Total Carbohydrate 11.2g		3 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.2g	1 %
	Sugars, other 11.1g
Protein 6g		9 %
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Calories per serving: 254

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