Best Baked Sweet Potato Arancini Italian Rice Balls Vegan Recipes

VEGAN ARANCINI BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220°/fan 200°
• Whisk together the reserved aquafaba and the milk until well combined. Spread out the flour on a plate. Mix the breadcrumbs with a bit of salt and pepper and also place these on a plate.
• Take a small handful of risotto and form it into a flat circle in the cup of your hand. Place a small spoonful or square of cheese in the middle, then form the risotto over the top of the filling and roll it into a ball, around 2.5 inches in diameter.
• Roll the ball in the flour, then dunk in the milky aquafaba mixture, then roll in the breadcrumbs. Do this for the rest of the risotto mixture, placing each ball on a lined baking tray as you go.
• Spray the risotto balls evenly with the oil, then bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden and crunchy.

BAKED SWEET POTATO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a glass baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Pierce sweet potatoes multiple times on each side with a fork. Rub with oil and place in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, turning once after 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Slice sweet potatoes in half. Make small slits in the flesh for brown sugar and butter to sink into. Place 1 tablespoon brown sugar on each half. Place 1 teaspoon butter on each half.

ARANCINI

Steps:

• Bring the broth and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in the rice, reduce the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet and let cool completely.
• Combine the pine nuts, mozzarella, fontina and parsley in a bowl; set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then stir in the cooled rice, the parmesan and 2/3 cup breadcrumbs. Shape the mixture into sixteen 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Put the remaining breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl. Press your finger into the center of each rice ball, insert 2 teaspoons of the mozzarella mixture, then pinch the rice around the filling to enclose. Roll the balls in the breadcrumbs and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Loosely cover and refrigerate, at least 1 hour or overnight. (If refrigerating overnight, roll in more breadcrumbs before frying.)
• Heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees F. Working in batches, fry the rice balls, turning, until golden brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; season with salt.

POTATO RICE BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Combine the first 5 ingredients with clean hands. Form into balls and roll in bread crumbs pressing in to coat the balls.
• Place on a olive oil spayed cookie sheet pan. Lightly spray the tops of the balls.
• Place in oven and bake 10 minutes. Flip and bake 10 more minutes.
• Remove and enjoy as is or drizzle olive oil over them, or dip in to your favorite tomato sauce.

BAKED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat the bottom of a glass or non-stick baking dish with olive oil, just enough to coat.
• Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut them into medium size pieces. Place the cut sweet potatoes in the baking dish and turn them so that they are coated with the olive oil. Sprinkle moderately with oregano, and salt and pepper (to taste).
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 60 minutes or until soft.

BAKED SWEET POTATO ARANCINI (ITALIAN RICE BALLS) VEGAN

Steps:

• Filling:.
• Peel, chop and cook sweet potato in microwave until soft. About 6 minutes. Mash until creamy.
• Meanwhile, combine all other filling ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
• Stir together well.
• Using your hands, form into 24 1-inch sized balls and place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Place in freezer to cool to make them easier to handle.
• Risotto:.
• Saute onion in large saucepan until tender. Add garlic.
• Add the dry rice and stir constantly for 2 minutes.
• Add the white wine stir until absorbed.
• Add the broth 1/2 cup at a time. Waiting until fully absorbed between each addition. The entire process takes about 15-20 minutes. Season as desired.
• Assembly:.
• Take a frozen filling ball and wrap the risotto around it by rolling in your hands. Then roll in breadcrumbs and place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Can be frozen at this point.
• Otherwise spritz with olive oil and bake at 400F for about 30 minutes.
• Serve with marinara sauce.