Roasted Sweet-Potato Cheesecake with Maple Cream

Ingredients

• ¼ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• Maple Cream (recipe follows)
• 2 dark orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (1 1/4 to 1 1/2 lb. total), such as jewel or red garnet (sometimes sold as yams)
• + 8 more ingredients
• • Pecan Crust (recipe follows)
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • ¼ cup whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 3 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, regular or light (neufchâtel), at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter

1. Preheat oven to 375° (convection not recommended). Peel sweet potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Place in a 9- by 13-inch baking pan and brush with melted butter. Bake until potatoes are soft when pressed, 45 to 55 minutes. 2. Meanwhile, prepare crust. Bake in same oven with potatoes until l...

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