Sweet Potato Crisp

Do you hate sweet potatoes?  ME TOO!!!  Thats why you HAVE to try this one!  My entire family loves sweet potatoes, but I can't seem to get past the part of a potato being sweet...and having to eat it instead of a regular potato.  That's why this recipe is perfect!  This is like a sweet potato dessert, so it is TOTALLY allowed  to be sweet!  Its amazing!  Another recipe thanks to my friend Susan!

Ingredients:
1 Pkg Cream Cheese (8 oz pkg)
1 Can sweet potatoes (40 oz) or 2 Medium/large peeled, then cooked sweet potatoes
3/4 Cup firmly packed brown sugar, divided (or more if you want them sweeter)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 Cup chopped/diced apples (peeled first).  I used 1 whole golden delicious apple
2/3 Cup chopped cranberries (I used craisins...found by the raisins at the store)
1/2 Cup flour
1/2 Cup old fashioned quick-cook oats, uncooked
1/3 Cup butter (cold or room temperature)
1/4 Cup chopped pecans (if you want...I didn't have any and it still turned out delicious!)

Directions:
*Pre-heat your oven to 350*F

*Beat cream cheese, sweet potatoes (if you are using canned ones, make sure you drain them first), 1/4 cup of the brown sugar, and ground cinnamon with an electric mixer until they are well mixed.

*Put this mixture into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish that has been sprayed down with cooking spray.

*Put your apples and cranberries on top of this mixture.

*Mix your flour, oats, and remaining brown sugar in a bowl until well mixed.  Now add the butter.  If you want a very crispy top, use room temperature butter (because it will coat the ingredients now while you are stirring).  If you want a lighter topping, use cut up pieces of cold butter.  The cold butter won't mix as easily now meaning all of the topping won't get super coated.  Its up to you how you want your topping.

*Stir the pecans into the oat mixture.  Now pour this mixture on top of the apple/cranberry mixture.

*Put your sweet potato crisp into the oven and bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes.  Remove and let cool at least 5-10 minutes because it will be super hot!