A flavorful mid-morning treat!
Ingredients
1 regular-size package of white cake mix
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1 8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 large eggs, divided
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk, divided
3 cups cooked and mashed medium-sized sweet potatoes
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Directions
-Preheat oven to 350°.
-Combine cake mix and pecans; cut in butter until crumbly. Press the mixture onto the bottom of a greased 13×9-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 the cream cheese mixture with a knife to swirl it into the sweet potato mixture.
-Bake until set and slightly golden on top, about 45 minutes.
-Allow to cool completely; chill before cutting into bars.
-Makes two dozen bars.
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