Sweet potato balls. 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.
Shape mixture into balls, with a marshmallow in the center of each.
Mold a spoonful of the sweet potatoes around each marshmallow; roll in cornflake crumbs.
In a saucepan, bring brown sugar, butter and milk to a boil; pour over the balls.
You can have Sweet potato balls using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Sweet potato balls
- Prepare 2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes.
- You need 1 cup of all purpose flour.
- You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- Prepare 1 of heaped teaspoon cardamon.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of sugar.
Sweet potato ball is an amazing snack available in Malaysia, in the morning or afternoon market. They are commonly sold by street vendors. Mash the sweet potatoes while they are still hot and add the butter, salt and spices. Add the egg and continue to whip until thoroughly combined.
Sweet potato balls step by step
- Take your preboiled sweet potatoes and mash them( you can also use orange or yellow sweetpotatoes.
- In a clean bowl put your flour and add baking powder, cardamon and sugar.
- Mix the mashed sweet potatoes with flour until it doesn't stick then let it rest for a few minutes then make small round balls.
- Heat your oil in high heat then reduce to medium low and now place the sweet potatoes.
- Deep fry them and Let them achieve your desired brownness.
- Put on a paper towel to drain the excess oil as they cool...then serve with hot cocoa or coffee and enjoy.
Roll in the ginger snap crumbs and place on a non-stick or lightly greased baking sheet. They are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Made with tapioca flour, the texture on the inside is bouncy, very similar to that of tapioca pearls in bubble tea. Put potatoes in a bowl and add the cinnamon and nutmeg. Mash well using a large fork or potato masher.