Sweet Potato Or Pumpkin Cheesecake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 24 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups sweet potatoes, cooked or 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 4 ounces butter
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cinnamon, to taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon molasses (optional)
• 10 graham crackers
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 grind graham crackers in food processor with pecans, sugar and melted butter.
• 3 press mixture in 9, 10 or two 6 inch cheesecake pans or 24 cupcakes.
• 4 bring cream cheese and butter to room temperature and beat in mixer together with sugar.
• 5 add cooked, mashed sweet potato or pumpkin with brown sugar, and eggs to mixer.
• 6 scrape down sides and bottom of mixer.
• 7 add vanilla, molassas (optional) and cinnamon.
• 8 pour into cupcake papers or pans.
• 9 bake for one hour or until center is just almost firm, and still jiggley.