SWEET POTATO CHEESECAKE WITH GINGER-PECAN CRUST - Chef Kai Chase

Ingredients

• 30 Ginger Snap Cookies
• ½ Cup Pecans, Chopped
• 4 Tbs. Butter, Softened
• 2-8 oz. Cream Cheese, Softened
• 1½ Cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 3 Sweet Potatoes (Peeled, Cut into Cubes and Roasted (4 cups))
• ½ tsp. Nutmeg, Ground
• ½ tsp. Cinnamon, Ground
• ½ tsp. Ginger, Ground
• 2 tsp. Vanilla
• ½ tsp. Kosher Salt
• 1 Tbs. Maple Syrup
• 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar
• ½ tsp. Lemon Zest
• 2 Tbs. Flour
• Sour Cream
• Pecans
• Whipped Cream
• Caramel Sauce