Christmas Oat Topped Sweet Potato Crisp Recipe

Christmas Oat Topped Sweet Potato Crisp Recipe

This was delicious and garnered rave reviews. I had my doubts about the fresh cranberries, but don't despair...they made for a great taste! The cream cheese whipped up with the sweet potatoes was very clever and gave the body of the casserole a nice mouth feel. I didn't mix my pecans in with the topping but actually just sprinkled them on the top before I put the casserole in the oven, and that made for a nice crunch in the final product. My casserole took longer than 45 mintues to heat through, but was great when it was hot!

Ingredients of Christmas Oat Topped Sweet Potato Crisp Recipe

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 can (40 oz.) cut sweet potatoes, drained

3/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 Granny Smith apple, chopped

2/3 cup chopped cranberries

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats, uncooked

1/3 cup cold butter or margarine

1/4 cup chopped PLANTERS Pecans

Preparation of Christmas Oat Topped Sweet Potato Crisp Recipe

1.HEAT oven to 350°F.

2.BEAT cream cheese, potatoes, 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon with mixer until well blended. Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole; top with apples and cranberries.

3.MIX flour, oats and remaining sugar in medium bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts. Sprinkle over fruit layer in casserole.

4.BAKE 35 to 40 min. or until heated through.

Prep Time: 20 min Total Time: 1 hr Makes: 8 servings

Source - KraftFoods.com