Best Sweet Potato Dream Bars Recipes

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SWEET POTATO CREAM CHEESE BARS



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If you're looking for something other than pumpkin, these sweet potato bars are a yummy alternative. Make them ahead-they're even better refrigerated overnight. -Debbie Glasscock, Conway, Arkansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h5m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

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, room temperature
1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, divided
3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes (about 3 medium)
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 304 calories, Fat 15g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 51mg cholesterol, Sodium 240mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

DREAM BARS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h25m

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 11

Nonstick vegetable spray
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans
6 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

Steps:

  • Line a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with foil so that it covers the bottom and overhangs 2 sides by at least 1-inch. Tuck the overlap around the outside of the pan. Coat with nonstick vegetable spray.
  • Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
  • In a bowl, combine 1 cup of the flour, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, and the pecans. Work in the butter, rubbing and pinching it between your fingertips, until the mixture looks mealy and lumpy. Lightly pat the streusel onto the bottom of the pan.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat together the eggs and the remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar until doubled in volume. Beat in the vanilla extract.
  • In another bowl, sift together the remaining 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, and salt, then beat into the egg mixture. Spread on top of the streusel.
  • Sprinkle on the coconut and the sweetened condensed milk. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the first tiny bubbles come up. Set on a rack to cool. Run a knife around the 2 unfoiled pan sides to loosen, then lift the whole cake out of the pan. Cut into 2-inch bars.

SWEET POTATO DREAM BARS



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This recipe was one from my making busy in the kitchen- and had a dream about making pumpkin bars-so taking stock of what was in my pantry before going to the store- I hate shopping- and I actually did not go instead - I used what was in the pantry didn't have pumpkin but had canned sweet potatoes and made these...

Provided by Pat Duran

Categories     Cookies

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 c unsalted butter, room temperature
2 c dark brown sugar, packed
3 c all purpose flour
4 large eggs
1 1/2 c mashed sweet potatoes- from canned
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp each cloves and ginger
10 oz bag mini marshmallows

Steps:

  • 1. Drain sweet potatoes and mash well or puree in blender. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350^. Grease or spray well a jelly roll pan (15x10x2-inches) or two 8-inch square pans. (One can be frozen) Or one 9x13-inch pan.
  • 2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add the eggs and mix as you add the salt and spices. Slowly add in flour. Mix just until batter is smooth.
  • 3. Fold potato puree into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan or pans and bake 25-30 minutes; or until tested done with a cake tester inserted in center of bars comes out clean. Remove from oven.
  • 4. Turn oven to highest broiler setting. Sprinkle marshmallows on top of bars and place pan or pans on lowest rack so there is plenty of space between heat and marshmallows. Leave oven door ajar and rotate pan after they begin to brown. Marshmallows are done when they are dark golden brown on top. Remove pan or pans to cool on a wire rack. Place pan in freezer for 5-8 minutes for easier cutting. --- Note: These freeze well if marshmallows are left off the ones you want to freeze. After freezing -thaw at room temperature for 20 minutes then put the marshmallows on and place under the broiler as above.

SWEET POTATO DREAMS



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Lynn House, most recently of the Chicago bar Blackbird, drew on her Southern background for this rich cocktail. "One of my greatest memories as a child was making pies with my grandmother for the holidays," she said. "There would be apple, pecan, pumpkin and, of course, sweet potato pies." To her beloved sweet potatoes, Ms. House adds rum, maple syrup, cream and cinnamon. "Adding the whole egg to the cocktail turns it into a flip, which is a very traditional holiday drink," she said. The result is a creamy and comforting dessert drink, with an almost puddinglike texture.

Provided by Robert Simonson

Categories     quick, cocktails

Time 10m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 8-ounce can diced sweet potatoes in light syrup
2 ounces spiced rum
1 egg
1/2 ounce maple syrup, preferably grade B
Whipped cream, slightly sweetened
1 cinnamon stick, or pinch ground cinnamon, for garnish

Steps:

  • Empty the can of sweet potatoes, including syrup, into a blender. Purée.
  • In a cocktail shaker, combine 2 heaping teaspoons of the purée with the rum, egg and maple syrup. Shake vigorously without ice. Half-fill shaker with ice and shake again. Strain mixture into a cocktail glass or coupe. Top with a dollop of whipped cream. Grate cinnamon stick over the top, or dust with ground cinnamon.

SWEET POTATO BARS



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These bars have a gooey, cheese cake-like top layer and a buttery cookie bottom layer. I adapted the recipe from one that called for pumpkin. I made these for Thanksgiving and they were gone before the meal was even served. We enjoyed them warm from the oven, topped with a dollop of whipped cream, heaven! We'll be haveing these every year from now on.

Provided by Betty K. Rocker

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 1h10m

Yield 12-20 bars

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
8 tablespoons of melted butter
1 egg
2 1/2 cups peeled mashed sweet potato
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons of softened butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3 eggs

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix melted butter, cake mix and the egg with a mixer.
  • Spread into a greased 13x9 baking dish and pack it down to form an even crust layer. Set it aside.
  • Cream together the sweet potato, cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Add the vanilla, sugar and spices and continue blending.
  • Beat the eggs, add to the mixture and blend until fully incoptorated.
  • Spread the sweet potato mixture evenly over the cookie layer.
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes until the center is set but still soft.
  • Cool and cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 507.7, Fat 24.6, SaturatedFat 12.2, Cholesterol 114.2, Sodium 646, Carbohydrate 66.8, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 42.7, Protein 6.2

DREAM BARS



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Dream Bars come from Hillary Lawson of Plummer, Idaho. "These bar cookies are a family favorite and excellent travelers," explains Hillary. "Wonderfully moist and chewy, they're define winners with the men and kids."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

CRUST:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
FILLING
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Pat into a 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat eggs and brown sugar; stir in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; add to egg mixture. Fold in coconut and walnuts. Spread over baked crust. Return to oven and bake 20-25 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 123 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 81mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

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