By Chef Alli

Chef Alli's Sweet Potato Crisp

Sweet Potato Crisp

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 can sweet potato chunks, 40 oz., drained
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar + 1 Tbs. brown sugar, divided use
  • 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 Granny Smith apple, skin on, diced
  • 2/3 cup chopped fresh cranberries, smashed
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup whole oats
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened 
  • 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
  • 1 tsp. orange zest.  

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add sweet potatoes, 1/4 cup brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice.  Spread sweet potato mixture into a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.  

Top sweet potato mixture with chopped apple, cranberries; sprinkle 1 Tbs. brown sugar over apples and cranberries.  

In same large mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar and pecans.  Cut butter into this mixture until crumbly; crumble butter mixture over top of mixturein pan and spread out evenly.  Zest orange and sprinkle zest over oat mixture. 

Bake, uncovered, in preheated 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and hot throughout.  

 

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  • Chef Alli

    Chef Alli is a wife, mom and chef. She's been stirring up a love of farm fresh cooking for more than a decade.  To see more of Alli's recipes, go to www.chefalli.com.