My Two Favorite Recipes Using Spice Cake Mix
This time of year I think about my recipes using spice cake mix and Yam Chocolate Spice Bars from Eating Well To Fight Arthritis cookbook tops the list. This delicious recipe uses a spice cake mix and topped with a delicious yam cream cheese filling for indulgent Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars. Add chocolate chips and you have spice, chocolate and cheesecake all in one bite! Pumpkin filling substituted instead of sweet potatoes for Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars recipe is delicious also! Either way, you have winning recipes using spice cake mix. This will become one of your favorite easy recipes to make during the holidays.
| Servings 48 squares |
- 1 (18.25-ounce) box spice cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1 egg
- 1 (8-ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1 (15-ounce) can sweet potatoes drained and mashed
- 1 (16-ounce) box confectioners’ sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, butter, and egg until well mixed. Spread batter into prepared pan.
- In mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, sweet potatoes, confectioners’ sugar, egg whites, and vanilla until creamy. Stir in chocolate chips and pour mixture over batter in pan.
- Bake 40-50 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool to room temperature and cut into squares.
Per Serving: Calories 134, Calories from Fat 31%, Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 12mg, Sodium 116mg, Carbohydrates 22g, Dietary Fiber 0g, Total Sugars 16g, Protein 2g, Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 other carbohydrate, 1 fat
Terrific Tip: Most bar cookies freeze well so make these cheesecake bars ahead of time and pull out when needed.
Arthritis Cookbook Includes Delicious Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars
Yam Chocolate Spice Bars are from the ‘I have a Sweet Tooth chapter’ in Eating Well To Fight Arthritis cookbook. Holly couldn’t write a cookbook without any desserts!? However, she did try to include less sugar and better for you desserts. Naturally sweet, sweet potatoes are used in these Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars – plus sweet potatoes are an excellent source of antioxidant-rich carotenoids because of their deep orange color. Also, great for reducing inflammation. Find many more arthritis diet recipes on Team Holly’s healthy food blog!
This anti inflammatory cookbook includes recipes to help fight inflammation. Sweet potatoes and pumpkin both are full of antioxidants. We can always justify dessert. This book is about arthritis diet recipes to help fight inflammation.
Ooey Gooey Bars Get Ready For The Holidays Using Spice Cake Mix
Have you ever had Holly Clegg’s famous Ooey Gooey Squares from KITCHEN 101? Well, this seems to be everyone in the family’s favorite recipe so she decided to change up the recipe for the season. Yam Chocolate Spice Bars taste like a holiday Ooey Gooey Squares and makes the perfect festive Fall healthy easy recipe. This spice cake mix dessert tastes like Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars made with sweet potatoes. The sweet yams or pumpkin combined with a spice cake mix and chocolate chips turn chocolate chip cream cheese bars into one of our favorite fall dessert recipes.
Yam Chocolate Spice Bars Easy to Make Recipes using Spice Cake Mix
I keep these ingredients in my pantry during the holiday season and make Yam Chocolate Spice Bars all the time. They are simple and so good! You can substitute canned pumpkin instead of canned yams and we sometimes use dark chocolate chips. This holiday sweet treat is the essence of the holiday. The recipe makes one of the best spice cake mix desserts. It will be your go-to recipe this time of year. Take this yummy quick recipe to a cookie swap or party and everyone will request the recipe!
Our Go-To Pot Holders To Grab The Sweet Potato Cream Cheese Bars From The Oven
You will love these silicon oven mitts! They are easier to grasp hold of the pan and use since they are short. They are our favorite because they don’t get dirty. They are inexpensive, easy to store and do the job.
They come in all colors and also make a cute gift (for yourself).
One Of Our Favorite Gadgets For Bar Cookies
It might seem silly but this mini spatula is one of our VERY favorite kitchen gadgets. Years ago Holly was doing The 700 Club on her cancer cookbook. In the make up room, someone was selling Pampered Chef so she wanted to see what everyone was buying. Holly bought this miniature spatula and it’s the perfect size to get bar cookies like these Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Bars out of the pan.
She even bought one for all her kids and was so excited to now see it online to share it with you!
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