Sweet Potato Dream Bars Recipes

SWEET POTATO BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix melted butter, cake mix and the egg with a mixer.
• Spread into a greased 13x9 baking dish and pack it down to form an even crust layer. Set it aside.
• Cream together the sweet potato, cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add the vanilla, sugar and spices and continue blending.
• Beat the eggs, add to the mixture and blend until fully incoptorated.
• Spread the sweet potato mixture evenly over the cookie layer.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes until the center is set but still soft.
• Cool and cut into squares.

DREAM BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Pat into a 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat eggs and brown sugar; stir in vanilla. Combine flour and salt; add to egg mixture. Fold in coconut and walnuts. Spread over baked crust. Return to oven and bake 20-25 minutes longer or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

SWEET POTATO CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• 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.

SWEET POTATO DREAMS

Steps:

• Empty the can of sweet potatoes, including syrup, into a blender. Purée.
• In a cocktail shaker, combine 2 heaping teaspoons of the purée with the rum, egg and maple syrup. Shake vigorously without ice. Half-fill shaker with ice and shake again. Strain mixture into a cocktail glass or coupe. Top with a dollop of whipped cream. Grate cinnamon stick over the top, or dust with ground cinnamon.

SWEET POTATO DREAM BARS

Steps:

• 1. Drain sweet potatoes and mash well or puree in blender. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350^. Grease or spray well a jelly roll pan (15x10x2-inches) or two 8-inch square pans. (One can be frozen) Or one 9x13-inch pan.
• 2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add the eggs and mix as you add the salt and spices. Slowly add in flour. Mix just until batter is smooth.
• 3. Fold potato puree into the batter. Pour batter into prepared pan or pans and bake 25-30 minutes; or until tested done with a cake tester inserted in center of bars comes out clean. Remove from oven.
• 4. Turn oven to highest broiler setting. Sprinkle marshmallows on top of bars and place pan or pans on lowest rack so there is plenty of space between heat and marshmallows. Leave oven door ajar and rotate pan after they begin to brown. Marshmallows are done when they are dark golden brown on top. Remove pan or pans to cool on a wire rack. Place pan in freezer for 5-8 minutes for easier cutting. --- Note: These freeze well if marshmallows are left off the ones you want to freeze. After freezing -thaw at room temperature for 20 minutes then put the marshmallows on and place under the broiler as above.