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Layered Cream Cheese-Sweet Potato Pie

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 4 hr 20 min
  • Ingredients 15
  • Servings 8
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by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated May 6, 2021
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Ingredients

Cream Cheese Layer

  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, not softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel

Sweet Potato Layer

  • 1 cup mashed cooked dark orange sweet potatoes (about 3/4 lb uncooked)
  • 2/3 cup half-and-half
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg

Crust

  • 1 crust from 1 package (12 oz) frozen Pillsbury™ Deep Dish Pie Crusts (2 Count)

Topping

  • 1 cup sweetened whipped cream

Directions

  •  
    1
    Place cookie sheet on oven rack. Heat oven to 350°F. In small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar on low speed until well blended. Add egg; beat well. Stir in orange peel. Set aside.
  •  
    2
    Place sweet potatoes in food processor; cover and process until smooth. In large bowl, beat sweet potato layer ingredients with wire whisk. Spread cream cheese mixture in frozen pie crust. Carefully spoon sweet potato mixture over cream cheese mixture.
  •  
    3
    Bake on cookie sheet 50 to 60 minutes or until set and knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled, 3 to 4 hours.
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    4
    Serve pie with sweetened whipped cream. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    For the success of this recipe, the cream cheese should not be softened. If the cream cheese mixture is too soft, it could bake into the sweet potato layer.

Nutrition Information

440 Calories, 28g Total Fat, 7g Protein, 41g Total Carbohydrate, 28g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
440
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
43%
Saturated Fat
16g
79%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
125mg
42%
Sodium
250mg
10%
Potassium
310mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
41g
14%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
28g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
110%
110%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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