Deserialize object with generic object list

//this compiles, but throws error:
//'System.TypeException: Invalid conversion from runtime type LIST<ANY> to LIST<SObject>'
//when trying to create the list of contacts the object data.

Map<String, Object> createResponse = (Map<String, Object>)JSON.deserializeUntyped(RestContext.response.responseBody.toString());

list<sobject> createResponseContacts = (list<sobject>) createResponse.get('sObjects');

Contact c = (contact) createResponseContacts[0];