Are you looking for a delicious and creative way to enjoy sweet potatoes? Consider making sweet potato bird balls – a unique and flavorful dish that combines the natural sweetness of sweet potatoes with the savory notes of other ingredients. With countless variations and easy-to-follow recipes available, you can create a delightful and nutritious meal that will surely impress your family and friends.
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SWEET POTATO BALLS
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
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 BIRD BALLS
These are an excellent staple to have; when you need a quick treat, just defrost a few of these balls. Aside from softening the sweet potato in the microwave, this recipe does not require you to do any cooking at all. It's a relatively simple recipe you can make that will provide with a big batch of treats that freeze well. The fresh fruits and/or vegetables are especially nutritious for your bird, and the cereal give the balls a pleasant crunch.
Provided by Sandi
Categories 100+ Everyday Cooking Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 80
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pierce the skin of the sweet potato several times with a paring knife or skewer. Place into the microwave, and cook on High power until the potato is tender, 5 to 9 minutes, turning the potato over halfway through cooking. When done, allow to cool until cool enough to handle.
- Peel the potato and place into a large mixing bowl. Add the vegetables, banana, raisins, apples, and oatmeal. Mix using an electric mixer on high speed until the vegetables have been reduced to tiny pieces and the mixture is thoroughly combined. If the mixture is too dry, add a little water until soft enough to roll into balls.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Roll the mixture into marble-sized balls and place onto baking sheet. Feed Polly a couple now, then place the baking sheet into the freezer, and freeze solid. Once frozen, remove treats from parchment paper and store in a resealable plastic bag. Defrost treats before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 15.7 calories, Carbohydrate 3.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 8.1 mg, Sugar 1 g
NO-BAKE BIRDIE SWEET POTATO BALLS (BIRD TREAT)
These are an excellent staple to have; when you need a quick treat, just defrost a few of these balls. Aside from softening the sweet potato in the microwave, this recipe does not require you to do any cooking at all. It's a relatively simple recipe you can make that will provide with a big batch of treats that freeze well. The fresh fruits and/or vegetables are especially nutritious for your bird, and the cereal give the balls a pleasant crunch. Times and yield are approximate.
Provided by Sandi From CA
Categories Grains
Time 20m
Yield 80 balls
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Prepare the sweet potato by piecing it several times with a knife or food skewer, then place the potato in the microwave and cook it on high power for about 5-9 minutes, or until the potato is tender.
- Half way through the cooking, turn the potato over; when it is finished cooking, set it aside on a plate or other surface and allow it to cool considerably.
- Once the potato is cool enough to handle, add the remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl, then use an electric mixer on a high speed to thoroughly beat all the ingredients together; blend for several minutes, or until everything has been reduced to tiny chunks, and the mixture is consistent.
- Check the consistency of the mixture, it shouldn't be too thick; you should be able to mold it easily with your hands and have it hold its shape- adjust the consistency by adding water as needed.
- Line a small baking sheet or tray with waxed paper; begin to form some marble sized balls of the mixture by tearing off chunks and rolling them between your hands.
- Arrange each ball onto the prepared baking sheet, then repeat with the remaining mixture until you run out of mixture can no longer make any more balls.
- The balls are ready to be served immediately.
- Promptly place any leftover in the refrigerator until ready to use; Alternately, you can individually wrap each ball in waxed paper, foil, or plastic wrap, if space is an issue or you don't have a baking sheet to use.
- Defrost the frozen balls before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 13.1, Fat 0.1, Sodium 4.1, Carbohydrate 2.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 1, Protein 0.4
SWEET POTATO BALLS
An extremely delicious side dish to serve at Thanksgiving or any meal. It has a tantalizing caramel sauce on top that leaves your mouth watering for more.
Provided by Rhonda
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cook potatoes until tender, peel.
- You can also substitute 2 Large (39 oz each) cans of precooked Yams (drain very well).
- Put potatoes in a bowl and add the cinnamon and nutmeg. Mash well using a large fork or potato masher.
- Grab a small handful of potatoes and form into a ball (about the size of a tennis ball).
- Push a large marshmallow into the center of each potato ball.
- Roll each ball into cornflake crumbs until well coated and lay them side by side into a greased/sprayed cake pan.
- Cover and refrigerate while making the caramel sauce.
- CARAMEL SAUCE:.
- Melt butter in a saucepan on low heat, add brown sugar and salt.
- Stir & cook on low heat about 10 -15 minutes. Stir in evaporated milk, cook for 1 more minute.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Pour sauce over potato balls.
- Add mini marshmallows on top.
- Top with crushed walnuts or pecans.
- Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until marshmallows are melted and well browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 445.5, Fat 20.7, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 35, Sodium 351, Carbohydrate 63.9, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 36.5, Protein 4.8
SWEET POTATO BIRD BALLS
This bird bread is an excellent staple to have; when you need a quick treat, defrost a few of these balls. Aside from softening the sweet potato in the microwave, this recipe does not require you to do any cooking at all. It's a relatively simple recipe you can make that will provide you with a big batch of treats that freeze well. The fresh fruits and vegetables are incredibly nutritious for your bird, and the cereal gives the balls a pleasant crunch.
Provided by Sandi
Categories Pet Food
Time 40m
Yield 80
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pierce skin of sweet potato several times with a paring knife or skewer. Cook in the microwave on high power until tender, 5 to 9 minutes; turn the potato over halfway through cooking. Allow to cool until cool enough to handle.
- Peel potato and place flesh into a large mixing bowl. Add mixed vegetables, banana, raisins, apples, and oatmeal. Mix with an electric mixer on high speed until vegetables have been reduced to tiny pieces and mixture is thoroughly combined. If mixture is too dry, add a little water until soft enough to roll into balls.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper.
- Roll mixture into marble-sized balls and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Feed Polly a couple now, then place the baking sheet into the freezer until completely frozen.
- Remove treats from parchment paper and store them in a resealable plastic bag. Defrost treats before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 15.7 calories, Carbohydrate 3.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 8.1 mg, Sugar 1 g
BAKED SWEET POTATO BALLS
This is a must at our house on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Provided by Dmarcks
Categories Appetizers and Snacks
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 6
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 BIRD BALLS
This bird bread is an excellent staple to have; when you need a quick treat, defrost a few of these balls. Aside from softening the sweet potato in the microwave, this recipe does not require you to do any cooking at all. It's a relatively simple recipe you can make that will provide you with a big batch of treats that freeze well. The fresh fruits and vegetables are incredibly nutritious for your bird, and the cereal gives the balls a pleasant crunch.
Provided by Sandi
Categories Pet Food
Time 40m
Yield 80
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pierce skin of sweet potato several times with a paring knife or skewer. Cook in the microwave on high power until tender, 5 to 9 minutes; turn the potato over halfway through cooking. Allow to cool until cool enough to handle.
- Peel potato and place flesh into a large mixing bowl. Add mixed vegetables, banana, raisins, apples, and oatmeal. Mix with an electric mixer on high speed until vegetables have been reduced to tiny pieces and mixture is thoroughly combined. If mixture is too dry, add a little water until soft enough to roll into balls.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper.
- Roll mixture into marble-sized balls and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Feed Polly a couple now, then place the baking sheet into the freezer until completely frozen.
- Remove treats from parchment paper and store them in a resealable plastic bag. Defrost treats before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 15.7 calories, Carbohydrate 3.5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 8.1 mg, Sugar 1 g
CRUNCHY SWEET POTATO BALLS
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
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 :
PAULA DEEN'S SWEET POTATO BALLS
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
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.
AWESOME SWEET POTATO BALLS
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
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 SWEET POTATO BALLS
This recipe came directly from the FoodNetwork.com website, and they were highlighted as one of Paula's Thanksgiving 2009 foods in her Thanksgiving Special aired in 19 November 2009 on Food Network . The original airing of the "Thanksgiving Special" was 10 November 2005...just in case you want to look back in the archives! Some say the recipe is too sweet. So, you may want to test-drive the recipe for your own sweetness. These suggestions you might make as I did: I let the sweet potatoes fully cool before mashing, I omitted the orange zest and put just a small amount of orange juice (not a huge orange taste fan), and cut back the brown sugar to 1/3 of a cup. One reviewer said that she only used 1/2 of a large marshmallow after she had them oozing out with a full marshmallow. However, Paula Deen states that if you overcook your Sweet Potato Balls then the marshmallow will burst out of the ball. So be careful not to over-bake them if you choose a whole marshmallow. I chose to roll the balls in chopped pecans and then placed each ball in a cup of a nonstick muffin tin (the recipe made exactly 12 large balls--enough to fill a full tin). I also made some with the coconut mixture. Another option would be to roll them in oats, sugar, & cinnamon OR coconut & pecans. I put the filled muffin tin in the refrigerator overnight and baked the next day after removing my turkey from the oven. They came out perfectly!
Provided by mcgowanarmyfamily
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 1h50m
Yield 8 balls, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 592.2, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 14.7, Sodium 209.3, Carbohydrate 111.9, Fiber 6.4, Sugar 87.5, Protein 3.5
SWEET POTATO BALLS
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
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
Tips for Making Sweet Potato Bird Balls:
- Choose the right potatoes: Look for firm, smooth sweet potatoes without any blemishes.
- Cook the potatoes thoroughly: This will help them bind together better and make the balls more cohesive.
- Use a variety of herbs and spices: This will give the balls more flavor and depth of taste.
- Don't over-mix the mixture: Over-mixing will make the balls tough.
- Chill the mixture before forming the balls: This will help them hold their shape better.
- Use a light touch when forming the balls: Squeezing them too tightly will make them dense.
- Coat the balls in breadcrumbs before frying: This will help them get crispy and golden brown.
- Fry the balls in hot oil: This will help them cook quickly and evenly.
- Drain the balls on paper towels: This will help remove excess oil.
- Serve the balls immediately: They are best enjoyed hot and crispy.
Conclusion:
Sweet potato bird balls are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With their combination of sweet potatoes, ground chicken, and flavorful herbs and spices, these balls are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting dish to try, give sweet potato bird balls a try!
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