By Griselda M., last updated on May 19, 2022
We have the ultimate sweet potato cheesecake recipe! Yes, this is a recipe for our sweet potato fans. Keep reading and save this creamy recipe on your phone.
I actually made this last week for my family and they loved it! I might be making it again tonight. Above all, you might have all the ingredients at home, so that makes it even easier.
No kidding, you’ll be the soul-chef of the party if you make this to share with everyone.
Sweet Potato
Sweet potato; who doesn’t love this wonderful ingredient? Do you know all the properties it has? Do you know how many uses it has in the kitchen?
Well, let us give you a few important facts about this amazing food and a cheesecake recipe you’ll die for.
Sweet Potato Properties
Indeed, sweet potatoes not only stand out for their sweet taste but for the multiple nutrients, they have to offer to your body. In fact, there are many variants, there are white, yellow, orange, and purple. And most importantly, all are also rich sources of carbos and they even help in the prevention and treatment of different diseases.
Some of their properties are:
- Improves digestive health
- Prevents the appearance of gastric ulcers
- Vision aid
- Prevents heart diseases
- Stimulates brain functions
Thus, sweet potato can be cooked in many ways; roasted, steamed, boiled, or baked. Which is your favorite way of cooking it? Therefore, we invite you to cook sweet potatoes with one of these techniques. Get to know this wonderful ingredient and open your mind to new things.
Thankfully, sweet potato can be enjoyed in purees, salads, sweets, desserts, or snacks since its sweet taste makes it quite versatile. And of course, we all need to thank the universe for this gift.
Moreover, adding this amazing food to our diets will improve not only our health but enrich our lives. Spice it up!
Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe
Evidently a delicious recipe for winter or Christmas time. However, let’s not limit ourselves and make this whenever you want! This sweet potato cheesecake is notably super special, you’ll see.
- Preparation time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 2 1/2 hours
- Cool time: 6 hours
- Total time approximately: 8 hours and 50 minutes
Ingredients Needed
For the Crust
- 1 package of graham crackers -crumbs-.
- 90 grams of melted butter
For the Filling
- 600 grams of cream cheese -at room temperature-
- 2 cups of sweet potato puree
- 3/4 cup of whole cream
- 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp of vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp of all-purpose wheat flour
- 1 tsp of cinnamon powder
- 1 pinch of ginger powder
- 1 pinch of nutmeg powder
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 5 medium-sized eggs
Step-by-Step
Step #1: Cooking the sweet potatoes
We start by cooking the sweet potatoes, preheating the oven at 180 degrees Celsius. In the meantime, grease the sweet potatoes with oil and place them on a tray and bake for 1 hour or 1 hour and a half.
Step #2: Make your puree
Next, when the sweet potatoes are already soft, remove them from the oven, let them cool, peel, and crush them until puree texture.
Step #3: Make your crust
For the crust, place the graham crackers in a food processor until they are made crumbs. Add the previously melted butter, and if you need a little water, add 2 tablespoons approximately.
Place the graham crumbs in a 9-inch springform pan bottom. Flatten well and go up a little on the shores.
Step #4: Bake the crust
Bake the crust for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
Step #5: Let it cool
Remove the crust from the oven and let it cool at room temperature and set aside. Then, lower the oven temperature to 150 degrees Celsius.
Step #6: Start mixing your filling
In a blender mix the cream cheese with the sweet potato. Now add the rest of the ingredients, except for the eggs, and mix well. Add the eggs to the mixture one at a time and mix well after each.
Pour the sweet potato cheesecake mixture into the springform pan. The mixture must go beyond the edge of the cookie and should remain below the edge of the mold.
Step #7: Bake your cheesecake
So, it’s time to bake. Get your cheesecake in the oven and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. It is very important not to open the oven door. Then, turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake inside for another 2 hours without opening the oven door.
Step #8: Unmold your cheesecake
Afterward, remove the cheesecake from the oven. Secondly, you have to let the cheesecake cool a bit at room temperature. Then, you must put it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours. Preferably overnight.
Step #9: Unmold and enjoy!
Carefully unmold it. Slice with a wet knife, serve, and enjoy!
Finally, garnish with your favorite topping. You can indeed put on some whipped cream, chocolate syrup, ganache, or maybe coconut glaze. Let your imagination run wild with this one!
Ideas for a Healthier Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe
A lot of us take care of ourselves a bit more and sometimes we get to feel a little guilty about having eaten a delicious slice of cheesecake, isn’t it? Therefore, we found some substitutes for a healthier option to keep enjoying this wonderful and creamy recipe with no regrets… or less.
Certainly, this secondary recipe is also for fitness lovers. Fit lifestyle always includes protein powder and also fewer calories.
With this secondary recipe, instead of making a regular sweet potato cream cheesecake, you’ll be making a light cream cheesecake. And I’m sure this would also be one of the best sweet potato cheesecake recipe ever”
So here it is, take notes:
Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe – Fit Version
Firstly, follow the same step-by-step procedure. Secondly, you just need to replace a few ingredients. These are in fact the ingredients you’ll need are:
- 1 large sweet potato -pureed-
- 300 g low-fat cream cheese
- 2 tbsp of no-sugar condensed milk
- 1 scoop of vanilla-flavored protein powder
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- stevia sweetener to taste
- 2 medium-sized eggs
In the same vein, all you have to do is put the sweet potato in a bowl along with the other ingredients until well combined. Pour the filling into the springform previously greased and put in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about 30 minutes. Let cool and then unmold.
See? As simple as that!
Read more about Chocolate Ricotta Cheesecake Recipe
To Conclude
Overall, I recommend you prepare this cheesecake a day in advance. You’ll need plenty of patience since the sweet potato takes its time to cook well.
In this post, we have given you valuable information about this delicious food and an exquisite way to eat it; as the main ingredient in a cheesecake.
Certainly, merging two of the most delicious sweet foods in the world has been an excellent idea. You really need to try it!
Sweet Potato Cheesecake
Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1 package of graham crackers -crumbs-.
- 90 grams of melted butter
For the Filling
- 600 grams of cream cheese -at room temperature-
- 2 cups of sweet potato puree
- 3/4 cup of whole cream
- 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp of vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp of all-purpose wheat flour
- 1 tsp of cinnamon powder
- 1 pinch of ginger powder
- 1 pinch of nutmeg powder
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 5 medium-sized eggs
Instructions
- We start by cooking the sweet potatoes, preheating the oven at 180 degrees Celsius. In the meantime, grease the sweet potatoes with oil and place them on a tray and bake for 1 hour or 1 hour and a half.
- Next, when the sweet potatoes are already soft, remove them from the oven, let them cool, peel, and crush them until puree texture.
- For the crust, place the graham crackers in a food processor until they are made crumbs. Add the previously melted butter, and if you need a little water, add 2 tablespoons approximately.
- Place the graham crumbs in a 9-inch springform pan bottom. Flatten well and go up a little on the shores.
- Bake the crust for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
- Remove the crust from the oven and let it cool at room temperature and set aside. Then, lower the oven temperature to 150 degrees Celsius.
- In a blender mix the cream cheese with the sweet potato. Now add the rest of the ingredients, except for the eggs, and mix well. Add the eggs to the mixture one at a time and mix well after each.
- Pour the sweet potato cheesecake mixture into the springform pan. The mixture must go beyond the edge of the cookie and should remain below the edge of the mold.
- So, it's time to bake. Get your cheesecake in the oven and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. It is very important not to open the oven door. Then, turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake inside for another 2 hours without opening the oven door.
- Afterward, remove the cheesecake from the oven. Secondly, you have to let the cheesecake cool a bit at room temperature. Then, you must put it in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours. Preferably overnight.
- Carefully unmold it. Slice with a wet knife, serve, and enjoy!
- Finally, garnish with your favorite topping. You can indeed put on some whipped cream, chocolate syrup, ganache, or maybe coconut glaze. Let your imagination run wild with this one!
Notes
Ideas for a Healthier Sweet Potato Cheesecake Recipe
A lot of us take care of ourselves a bit more and sometimes we get to feel a little guilty about having eaten a delicious slice of cheesecake, isn't it? Therefore, we found some substitutes for a healthier option to keep enjoying this wonderful and creamy recipe with no regrets... or less.
Griselda is an experienced pastry chef and baker with a passion for creating delicious desserts. She has been cooking and baking for over ten years and loves the creative process of creating something special for her friends, family, and customers. Griselda has a special talent for creating beautiful and tasty desserts like cakes, pies, and cookies. She is experienced in a variety of baking techniques and loves to experiment with new flavors and textures. When Griselda isn‘t in the kitchen, she loves to spend time with her friends, family, and her two cats.