Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars
These sweet potato cheesecake bars combine velvety ricotta and cream cheese with naturally sweet steamed sweet potato for a dessert with a silky, custard-like texture. The Thermomix grinds the sugar to a fine powder, blends the filling lump-free and steams the bars gently in the Varoma, giving even cooking without a hot oven.
About this recipe
Sweet Potato Cheesecake Bars made in the Thermomix TM7 are a clever dessert for anyone searching for easy cheesecake recipes with a twist. Steamed sweet potato gives the filling its natural sweetness and golden colour, while ricotta and cream cheese create a lighter, silkier custard than a classic baked cheesecake. A spoonful of cocoa and condensed milk rounds it out with gentle chocolate depth. The all-in-one kitchen machine does the fiddly work: grinding sugar to an icing-fine texture so the batter melts on the tongue, mixing egg yolks, egg and cornflour into a lump-free cream, and steaming the bars gently in the Varoma so they set evenly without cracking. Ideal as a make-ahead dessert for birthdays, brunch or a weekend treat, these slices cut cleanly and keep well in the fridge. If you love recipes that taste indulgent but sneak in a vegetable, this Thermomix dessert deserves a place in your weekly menu.
Preparation tips
- Steam the sweet potato until completely soft before blending, as any firm pieces will leave fibres in the cheesecake filling and ruin the silky custard texture.
- Line the tin with baking parchment leaving a paper overhang on two sides, so you can lift the chilled cheesecake slab out in one piece and cut razor-sharp bars.
- Use a hot knife wiped dry between cuts for neat slices, and chill the bars thoroughly before serving — the condensed milk filling firms up beautifully overnight.
Recipe variations
- For a lactose-friendly version, replace the cream cheese and ricotta with lactose-free cream cheese alternatives and use lactose-free condensed milk; the sweet potato keeps the filling just as creamy.
- For a festive autumn variant, stir cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg into the batter and serve the bars with a swirl of caramel sauce and toasted pecans for a Thanksgiving-style dessert.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Grinding sugar into icing-fine powder in the TM7 takes mere seconds, dissolving completely into the condensed milk filling for a silky-smooth bite. [Multi-Function]
- Mixing the ricotta, cream cheese and egg in the Thermomix yields a lump-free batter, giving the cheesecake bars their even, custard-like set. [Multi-Function]
- Steaming the bars gently in the Varoma cooks the sweet potato filling evenly, preventing the cracks a hot oven often causes. [Multi-Function]
- Weighing the cocoa powder and cornflour directly into the mixing bowl saves separate scales and dirty dishes during preparation. [Built-in Scale]
- Heating with gentle temperature control warms the condensed milk mixture evenly, so the egg yolks thicken without curdling. [Precision Control]
Ingredients
- sugar
- unsalted butter
- plain flour
- medium egg
- cocoa powder, unsweetened
- baking powder
- fine sea salt
- water
- sweet potato
- egg yolks