Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup butter divided melted
• 4 oz philadelphia cream cheese softened ()
• 0.3 cup plus dark
• 2  eggs 
• 1 cup marshmallows jet-puffed miniature
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 2 Tbsp sugar 
• 1.3 lb sweet potatoes cooked peeled mashed ( 2)
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 50  vanilla wafers divided

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• knife
• blender

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. Crush 40 wafers to form fine crumbs; place in medium bowl.
3. Add 1/4 cup butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; mix well. Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Coarsely crush remaining wafers; mix with remaining butter. Reserve for later use.
4. Beat all remaining ingredients except marshmallows with mixer until well blended; pour into crust.
5. Bake 50 to 55 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Top with crumb mixture and marshmallows; bake 5 min. or until marshmallows are puffed. Cool completely. Refrigerate until ready to serve.