Best 9 Awesome Sweet Potato Balls Recipes

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In this article, we'll guide you through the process of creating delectable sweet potato balls that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving for more. Get ready to explore the perfect balance of sweet and savory as we uncover the secrets to making irresistible sweet potato balls that are not only easy to prepare but also a delightful treat for any occasion.

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SWEET POTATO BALLS



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May be frozen for later use. Just increase baking time if frozen.

Provided by Michele O'Sullivan

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Sweet Potatoes     Sweet Potatoes With Marshmallow Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups peeled and chopped sweet potatoes
¼ cup butter, softened
¾ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon grated lemon zest
8 large marshmallows
½ cup crushed corn flake cereal

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  • Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add sweet potatoes and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and mash with butter, sugar, milk, salt and lemon zest. Shape mixture into balls, with a marshmallow in the center of each. Roll in cereal crumbs and place in prepared dish.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until marshmallows begin to ooze.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.5 calories, Carbohydrate 33.4 g, Cholesterol 15.6 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 180.6 mg, Sugar 20.9 g

SWEET POTATO BALLS



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Sweet Potato Balls - crispy fried sweet potato dough balls coated with sesame seeds. This Malaysian snack is great for afternoon tea.

Provided by Rasa Malaysia

Categories     Malaysian Recipes

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb. (0.4 kg) sweet potatoes
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 - 2 tablespoons water
4 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons white sesame seeds
oil, for deep frying
powdered sugar, for dusting

Steps:

  • Boil the sweet potatoes in hot boiling water for 15 minutes, or until the inside is cooked through. Peel the skin off and discard. Smash the sweet potatoes.
  • Add the mashed sweet potatoes with flour, sugar, and water to form a dough that is not sticky to the hands.
  • Divide the dough into small, equal portions and roll them into balls. Roll the sweet potato balls with sesame seeds.
  • Heat up a shallow pot with 2-3 inches oil. When the oil is fully heated, deep fry the sweet potato balls until golden brown. Dish out and drain well on paper towels. Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 calories, Carbohydrate 54 grams carbohydrates, Fat 3 grams fat, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 4 people, Sodium 64 milligrams sodium, Sugar 17 grams sugar

SWEET POTATO BALLS



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A bite-sized dessert rolled in coconut with a marshmallow center.

Provided by Paula Deen

Time 10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 large sweet potatoes
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 large per sweet potato ball marshmallows

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  • Bake the potatoes until tender, then peel and mash them. Stir in the brown sugar, orange juice, zest and nutmeg.
  • In a separate bowl, toss the coconut with the sugar and cinnamon. Press mashed potatoes around each marshmallow, creating a 2 to 3-inch diameter ball. Roll the balls in the coconut mixture. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully for the last few minutes of cooking; the expanding marshmallows can cause the potato balls to burst open.

CRUNCHY SWEET POTATO BALLS



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My mother always served these sweet potato balls at Thanksgiving-and she always had to double the recipe!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 to 8 large marshmallows
1-1/2 cups crushed cornflakes

Steps:

  • Mix sweet potatoes, egg, 2 tablespoons butter, cream, salt and nutmeg. Divide into six to eight portions. Pat each portion around a marshmallow. Roll in remaining butter and then in cornflakes. Place in a greased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts :

AWESOME SWEET POTATO BALLS



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These are adapted from an old recipe...you could roll them in coconut instead of nuts like Grandma did, but my hubby hates coconut so I changed it to pecans for us! Prep time doesn't include pre-mashing the potatoes since I do that a day ahead.

Provided by DragonFly2

Categories     Low Protein

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 -5 large sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled, mashed
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups ground pecans
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 large marshmallows, per ball

Steps:

  • Mix mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar, orange juice, and nutmeg.
  • In another bowl mix pecans, sugar, and cinnamon.
  • Take a marshmallow, press potatoes around it, then roll in pecan mixture.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 752.6, Fat 39.4, SaturatedFat 3.5, Sodium 89.3, Carbohydrate 101.7, Fiber 9.5, Sugar 74, Protein 7.2

PAULA DEEN'S SWEET POTATO BALLS



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These are a great alternative to traditional sweet potatoes for the holidays. I saw her make them on her Thanksgiving special and they are very easy.

Provided by MilanzMom

Categories     Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 25m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 large sweet potatoes
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh nutmeg
2 cups shredded coconut, sweetened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
marshmallows, 1 large marshmallow per potato ball

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Bake the potatoes until tender, then peel and mash them.
  • Stir in the brown sugar, orange juice, zest and nutmeg.
  • In a separate bowl, toss the coconut with the sugar and cinnamon.
  • Press mashed potatoes around each marshmallow, creating a 2 to 3-inch diameter ball.
  • Roll the balls in the coconut mixture. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully for the last few minutes of cooking; the expanding marshmallows can cause the potato balls to burst open.

SWEET POTATO BALLS



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Make a Taiwanese snack favourite, sweet potato balls. They're made with sweet potato and tapioca starch, rolled into balls and deep-fried until golden brown

Provided by Ben Lee

Categories     Snack

Time 1h10m

Yield Makes 25

Number Of Ingredients 4

175g sweet potato peeled and roughly chopped (prepared weight)
35g caster sugar
125g tapioca starch
vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Steps:

  • Steam the sweet potato in a steamer over a medium heat for 15-20 mins until soft enough to insert a cutlery knife into. Mash the sweet potato using a potato masher or a fork until smooth. Add the sugar, tapioca starch and a good pinch of seasoning, then mix well with your hands. Gradually pour in 1-2 tbsp water, then mix well until a pliable dough forms.
  • Divide the dough into four and roll each piece into a long sausage shape around 2cm in diameter. Cut each length of dough into 2cm pieces and roll them into balls in the palm of your hand. Don't worry if they crumble, just keep squishing them until they form a ball.
  • Half-fill a large, heavy-based saucepan with the oil. Heat over a medium temperature until a cooking thermometer reads 120C. Lower batches of the balls into the oil (you may need to cook them in two or three batches) and fry for 2 mins until they begin to float. When they are floating, turn down the heat slightly. Turn the balls in the oil using a slotted spoon until they expand in size, doing so every minute, for around 3-4 mins. Turn the heat back up and continue to deep-fry until golden brown.
  • Transfer the balls onto kitchen paper using a slotted spoon. Leave to drain and cool a little, then serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 calories, Fat 2 grams fat, Carbohydrate 7 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Sodium 0.01 milligram of sodium

BAKED SWEET POTATO BALLS



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This is a must at our house on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Provided by Dmarcks

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (40 ounce) can sweet potatoes, drained
¼ cup butter
salt to taste
3 cups crushed cornflakes cereal
¾ cup real maple syrup
10 large marshmallows

Steps:

  • Drain sweet potatoes and put into large mixing bowl. Mash the potatoes with butter or margarine. Salt to taste.
  • Hand pat mixture into 3 inch diameter balls. Roll in crushed corn flakes and put into 9x12 inch greased baking dish. Pour maple syrup evenly over all balls.
  • Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 40 minutes. The last fifteen minutes put a marshmallow over each ball.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.1 calories, Carbohydrate 58.5 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 178.5 mg, Sugar 27.4 g

SWEET POTATO BALLS



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This is the perfect dish to get the kids involved in the kitchen. They will help mold the balls and they will love the taste of something they made.-Tammy Neubauer, Ida Grove, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 30m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups mashed sweet potatoes
12 large marshmallows
3/4 cup finely crushed cornflakes
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • Mold a spoonful of the sweet potatoes around each marshmallow; roll in cornflake crumbs. Place in a greased shallow 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. , In a saucepan, bring brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil; pour over the balls. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 340 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 188mg sodium, Carbohydrate 65g carbohydrate (40g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

Tips:

  • Boil the sweet potatoes until they are very tender, this will make them easier to mash and form into balls.
  • Be careful not to overcook the sweet potato balls, otherwise they will become tough.
  • If the sweet potato balls are too wet, add more flour or bread crumbs until they are able to hold their shape.
  • You can use any type of flour or bread crumbs you like, but almond flour and bread crumbs made from nuts will give the sweet potato balls a more nutty flavor.
  • If you are using an air fryer, preheat it to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the sweet potato balls for 10-12 minutes, or until they are golden brown and crispy.
  • Serve the sweet potato balls with your favorite dipping sauce, such as ketchup, honey mustard, or barbecue sauce.

Conclusion:

Sweet potato balls are a delicious and versatile snack or side dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are easy to make and can be customized to your own taste preferences. Whether you prefer them sweet or savory, crispy or soft, there is a sweet potato ball recipe out there for everyone. So next time you are looking for a healthy and satisfying snack, give sweet potato balls a try!

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