Sweet Potato Cheesecake

Ingredients

160 gr graham cracker crumbs
325 gr granulated sugar
75 gr butter
85 ml pkgs cream cheese
55 gr brown sugar
260 gr sweet potatoes
2 eggs
160 ml evaporated milk
16 gr cornstarch
1 gr cinnamon
1 gr nutmeg
475 ml sour cream
4 gr vanilla extract

Instructions

Recipe by: Sweet Potato Festival, Vardamon, Mississippi, 1994 Crust: Combine crumbs, sugar, and butter in bowl. Press onto bottom and 3 cm up on sides of 23 cm springform pan. Bake at 180ºC or 6 to 8 minutes. Do not allow to brown. Remove from oven and cool. Cheesecake: Beat cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl. Beat sweet potatoes, eggs, and milk. Add cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat well. Pour into crust. Bake at 180ºC or 55 to 60 minutes or until edge is set. Topping: Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Spread over warm cheeseca Return to 350 degree oven and bake 5 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Remove side of pan and chill several hours or overnight.