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Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe

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Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe 

Decadent, creamy and perfectly luscious, this sweet potato cheesecake recipe is the best of sweet potato pie but even richer and more delicious!

Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe - Decadent, creamy and perfectly luscious, this sweet potato cheesecake recipe is the best of sweet potato pie but even richer and more delicious!

If you know anything about Grandbaby Cakes, you definitely know that family traditions are super important to me.  They are the main ingredient in all of my recipes.  As much as heritage is the backbone of everything I do, I am so excited to adopt new rituals that mean just as much to me.  My friends have always been such an important part of my life.  That’s why Friendsgiving is becoming so integral to my holiday celebrations each year.

Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe | Grandbaby Cakes

This year, I’m having a couple of Friendsgiving celebration potlucks that I just can’t wait for.   With a name like Grandbaby Cakes, it goes without saying that I’m usually in charge of dessert.  I love dessert on holidays because I truly believe it is about saving the best for last.  I can’t think of a better way for a holiday to end than with a slice of something decadent and sweet served with a side of laughter and love from family and friends.

Why Try this Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe?

This Sweet Potato Cheesecake is the best of all things old and new.  In my family, sweet potato pie is the magical mainstay for the dessert table.  It is epic in every possible way and is one of the most important last courses of our meal.  While most wouldn’t play around with the classics, I believe messing with tradition is something I excel at.  I love playing with new flavors in traditional recipes that my family and friends know and love.  This cheesecake combines the vintage elements of sweet potato pie with cheesecake in a fresh and modern way.  The end result is smooth, creamy, and luscious.  When you taste it, you are reminded of pie but with a much richer and indulgent experience.  

Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe - Decadent, creamy and perfectly luscious, this sweet potato cheesecake recipe is the best of sweet potato pie but even richer and more delicious!

To really amp up the flavor in this cheesecake, I added McCormick vanilla extract because the flavor is so pure and adds such a wonderful essence to sweet potatoes.  I also added McCormick ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg for a lovely spice kick perfect for the holiday season.  Each of these McCormick flavors enhances the unique character of sweet potatoes in a wonderfully distinctive way.  

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Trust me when I say you need this beautiful Sweet Potato Cheesecake on your Friendsgiving dessert table.  After you have had your share of other amazing Friendsgiving McCormick recipes like this Smoked Turkey, this Cheesy Potato Casserole, or these Thanksgiving Cranberry Deviled Eggs,  I’d love to see photos of this cheesecake served right in your home at your own wonderful celebrations.  Make sure you share photos on social media using the hashtag #noflavorlikehome so you can enter the No Flavor Like Home Sweepstakes here.  I can’t think of a better dish to bring family and friends together around.

Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe- Decadent, creamy and perfectly luscious, this sweet potato cheesecake recipe is the best of sweet potato pie but even richer and more delicious!

Disclosure: I partnered with McCormick for this Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake recipe post, but all opinions expressed here are my own.   I am grateful for authentic partnerships like this.

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Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 30 mins
 
Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe - Decadent, creamy and perfectly luscious, this sweet potato cheesecake is the best of sweet potato pie but even richer and more delicious!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cheesecake, comfort food, holiday, party
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 590 kcal
Author: Jocelyn Delk Adams of Grandbaby Cakes
Ingredients
For the Crust:
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed gingersnaps
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 5 tablespoons melted butter
For the Cheesecake:
  • 24 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 3 blocks
  • 1/4 cup sour cream room temperature
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
  • 1/3-1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon McCormick pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon McCormick ground nutmeg
Instructions
For the Crust:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 inch spring form pan with non-stick baking spray. Make sure it is completely secure.
  2. Whisk together gingersnaps, sugar, and butter.
  3. Press gingersnap crust into the bottom of the pan and bake for 10 minutes then set aside.
For the Cheesecake:
  1. Add cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, brown sugar and granulated sugar to the mixing bowl and mix for about 4-5 minutes on high speed until well mixed.
  2. Mix in four eggs in one at a time until well incorporated then add in sweet potatoes and blend well.
  3. Slow mixer down to medium low and add flour, vanilla, ground cinnamon and nutmeg then add mixture into the springform pan.
  4. Bake for 1 hour then turn off oven and leave cheesecake in the oven with door closed for 4 hours. Remove cheesecake from oven and refrigerate overnight.
  5. Serve with caramel sauce, nuts and whipped cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Spiced Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 590 Calories from Fat 315
% Daily Value*
Fat 35g54%
Saturated Fat 19g119%
Cholesterol 175mg58%
Sodium 411mg18%
Potassium 318mg9%
Carbohydrates 60g20%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 44g49%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 5095IU102%
Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
Calcium 134mg13%
Iron 2.1mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Comments

  1. Cathy says

    October 12, 2018 at 3:46 pm

    I love this recipe i make a sweet potato cheesecake i m going to try this one out mines is a little sweeter but can’t wait to make this for my friendgiving

    Reply

    • Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

      June 28, 2018 at 10:00 am

      You could bake this in an 8×8 square pan and then cut them into squares but I would add parchment paper to the bottom.

      Reply

  3. Umakant says

    November 23, 2017 at 12:21 am

    Hi Jocelyn…! such a this cheesecake looks amazing and so yummy, i can’t wait try to it. Thanks for sharing and keep shared your new incredible recipes….!

    Reply

  5. Mickey13 says

    November 19, 2017 at 8:41 am

    Thank you for such yummy recipes! I showed my mother,a sweet potato lover, your recipe that she wants me to make for her part this week. Just a quick question. How did you make the beautiful white design topping?

    Reply

    • Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

      November 13, 2017 at 2:42 pm

      Surely no issue. The mixture goes right into the springform pan after the last ingredient is mixed in. Sorry for the error you saw. Let me know if you have any more questions.

      Reply

  23. Angela Muller says

    November 13, 2017 at 2:34 pm

    It looks like something is missing from the instructions. Right after you mix in the flour, you say to set the mixture aside,. But then you immediately say to bake it. What size springform pan should we use? Is the pan buttered and floured first? I don’t want to mess this up….sounds delicious!

    Reply

  25. Jen says

    November 13, 2017 at 10:51 am

    I’m pretty sure I’d be added to many more Friendsgiving celebrations once word is out that I’m bring this!! Looks like perfection!!

    Reply

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