No Bake Sweet Potato Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

36 Ritz crackers, crushed (1 sleeve)
1/2 cup butter, melted
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
8 ounces Cool Whip
3 cups sweet potatoes, mashed
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup pecans, chopped and toasted

Preparation

Mix Ritz crackers and butter. Press into a 8 inch pyrex dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Let cool.
With electric mixer combine cream cheese, sugar and cool whip. Spread on cooled crust.
With electric mixer combine sweet potatoes, sugar, egg, butter and vanilla. Cool completely before putting on top of cheese layer. (Potatoe mixture will be real runny, but will firm up when cooled in refrigerator).
Sprinkle top with toasted pecans and refrigerate at least 6 hours before serving.