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Sweet Potato Balls are a festive appetizer, in which mashed sweet potato is seasoned and formed into balls, rolled in crumbs, and broiled to a delicate crisp. In a traditional variation, the sweet potato is formed around a marshmallow.
Without further ado, here’s the Sweet Potato Balls recipe (a more compact, printable version appears below):
Sweet Potato Balls Recipe: Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
- 1T. melted butter
- 1/4c. brown sugar
- 1/2t. salt
- 1/4t. pepper
- 1/4t. cinnamon
- 2c. unseasoned crumbs
- 32 mini marshmallows
How to Make Sweet Potato Balls
- Grease generously one large, or two smaller baking sheets.
- If your sweet potatoes are cold, warm them gently in the microwave.
- Stir in seasonings (so, from butter through cinnamon). Set aside.
- Preheat broiler to “Low.”
- Place crumbs in shallow container.
- Form Tablespoon-sized balls, placing onto the crumbs as you go. When you get up to four, shake gently to coat, and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat until all of the mixture is gone.
- Broil for a few minutes, until browned.
- Remove from broiler. Turn each ball over, gently push a marshmallow into each.
- Return to broiler to lightly brown.
Sweet Potato Balls Printable Recipe
Sweet Potato Balls
Sweet Potato Balls are a festive appetizer, in which mashed sweet potato is seasoned and formed into balls, rolled in crumbs, and broiled to a delicate crisp. In a traditional variation, the sweet potato is formed around a marshmallow.
Servings: 32 balls
Calories: 25kcal
Cost: $4.00
Ingredients
- 2 c. cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 T. melted butter
- ¼ c. brown sugar
- ½ t. salt
- ¼ t. pepper
- ¼ t. cinnamon
- 2 c. unseasoned crumbs
- 32 mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Grease generously one large, or two smaller baking sheets.
- If your sweet potatoes are cold, warm them gently in the microwave.
- Stir in seasonings (so, from butter through cinnamon). Set aside.
- Preheat broiler to "Low."
- Place crumbs in shallow container.
- Form Tablespoon-sized balls, placing onto the crumbs as you go. When you get up to four, shake gently to coat, and place on prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat until all of the mixture is gone.
- Broil for a few minutes, until browned.
- Remove from broiler. Turn each ball over, gently push a marshmallow into each.
- Return to broiler to lightly brown.
Sweet Potato Balls Tips for Success
- Hate rolling sticky foods by hand? Me, too! Use a food scoop to form your sweet potato balls (view here).
- Great way to use up leftover sweet potatoes.
- Seasonings from the above ingredient list should be omitted, if your sweet potatoes are already seasoned.
- In a common variation, a mini marshmallow is tucked into the center of each ball during the rolling stage (so, you would need twice the number of mini marshmallows- 64).
- What did your Mom use for crumbs? Traditional choices include corn flakes, Rice Krispies, unseasoned breadcrumbs, Panko, and even crumbs made from leftover dinner rolls!
- Watch them carefully during the last phase of broiling – They singe quickly.
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