Best Marbled Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipes

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MARBLED SWEET-POTATO CHEESECAKE



Marbled Sweet-Potato Cheesecake image

Provided by Blanche D. Schaeffer

Categories     Cake     Dessert     Bake     Thanksgiving     Cream Cheese     Sweet Potato/Yam     Fall     Bon Appétit     South Carolina     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Crust
1 1/2 cups gingersnap cookie crumbs
1/2 cup (about 2 ounces) finely chopped pecans
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
Filling
1 16-ounce can sweet potatoes, well drained
2 8-ounce packages light cream cheese, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • For Crust: Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix crumbs, pecans and butter in medium bowl until well blended. Press mixture onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Bake crust until set, about 8 minutes. Cool completely in pan on rack. Maintain oven temperature. For Filling: Puree sweet potatoes in processor. Measure 1 cup puree; reserve remainder for another use. Beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla in large bowl until blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well and scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Transfer 1 cup cream cheese filling to small bowl. Add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, sweet potato puree, cinnamon and nutmeg to filling in large bowl and mix until smooth. Pour half of sweet potato filling into crust. Drizzle with half of plain filling. Swirl knife through batters to create marbled effect. Repeat layering with remaining sweet potato filling, then remaining plain filling. Swirl batters with knife again. Bake cake until filling is set, about 45 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate overnight. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.) Using snall sharp knife, cut around cake and release pan sides. Cut into wedges and serve cold.

MARBLED SWEET POTATO CHEESECAKE



Marbled Sweet Potato Cheesecake image

This is one of my favorite cheesecakes. The original recipe was on Food Network but I've made a few changes. It is really delicious. It looks like a lot of steps but it's easy to make.You might want to mix the sweet potato filling without the egg,taste for seasonings,then add the egg and bake.The first time I made it I thought it...

Provided by Leanne D.

Categories     Other Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 21

CRUST
1 1/2 cups crushed honey graham crackers
1/2 c sugar
6 t unsalted butter,melted
CREAM CHEESE FILLING
1 1/2 pounds cream cheese, softened
3 large eggs
3/4 c sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
SWEET POTATO FILLING
2 large sweet potatoes,baked or boiled until soft, or use 1 8-ounce can sweet potato
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 c dark brown sugar,firmly packed
1/4 c sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
pinch salt
1/2 c milk

Steps:

  • 1. Crust: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the cracker crumbs, sugar,butter on low to medium speed in a mixer bowl. Using your hands, pack the crust firmly over the bottom of a 9-inch spring form pan. Bake until the crust starts to bubble up, for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
  • 2. Turn the oven down to 325 degrees. Beat the cream cheese in a mixer bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in the eggs and sugar and continue to mix for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn oven down to 325 degrees. Beat the cream cheese in a mixer bowl until smooth. Gradually beat in the eggs and sugar and continue to mix for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the mixer off and scrape the bowl. Add the vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, and beat for 1 to 2 minutes more.
  • 3. Peel the sweet potatoes if necessary. Place them in a mixer bowl. Add the eggs, both sugars, the butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Using the paddle on medium-low speed, beat for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the mixer off and scrape the bowl. On medium-low speed, gradually add the milk; continue to beat until the mixture is smooth.
  • 4. To assemble the cheesecake: Pour the cream cheese mixture in layers into the crust while adding spoonfuls of the Sweet Potato Pie Filling. Take a wooden skewer and crisscross the cake to create a marbled effect. Place the cheesecake in the oven. On the wire rack under the cheesecake, place a pan filled three-quarters full of water so the cheesecake crust does not double-bake. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, for 30 to 45 minutes.

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