Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars Recipe

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)1 cup chopped pecans, toasted1/2 cup cold butter, cubed1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened1/2 cup sugar3 large eggs, room temperature1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk, divided 3 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes (about 3 medium)2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Preparation

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.