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!

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

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