Best Sweet Potato Balls Recipes

SWEET POTATO BALLS

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.

SWEET POTATO BALLS

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.

CRUNCHY SWEET POTATO BALLS

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.

PAULA DEEN'S SWEET POTATO BALLS

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.

DEEP-FRIED SWEET POTATO BALLS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, knead together potatoes, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, salt and water to form a stiff dough. In a separate bowl, combine coconut and brown sugar. Form potato dough into small balls; make a well in the center and fill with coconut mixture; close up hole and reshape balls. Roll in sesame seeds, then in remaining cornstarch.
• Heat oil in deep-fryer or deep, heavy-bottomed pan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Fry balls in oil until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve.

PAULA DEEN SWEET POTATO BALLS

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.

BAKED SWEET POTATO BALLS

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.

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.

SWEET POTATO SAGE BALLS

Steps:

• Heat a small skillet over medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the skillet until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Heat a griddle over medium heat and spray with cooking spray.
• Combine oats, sweet potatoes, egg, sage, and black pepper together in a bowl; add onion mixture. Shape mixture into golf ball-size balls and slightly flatten.
• Cook sweet potato balls on the preheated griddle until browned, about 4 minutes per side.

SWEET POTATO BALLS

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.

SWEET POTATO BIRD BALLS

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.

MOM'S THANKSGIVING SWEET POTATO-PINEAPPLE BALLS

Steps:

• Drain the yams and the pineapple VERY well.
• Mash the yams and pineapple in a large bowl with your hands or a masher.
• Roll into baseball size balls and cover in the corn flakes. They look nice with the flakes sticking up.
• For those who like marshmallows, place a marshmallow or use some mini marshmallows, placed in the center of the ball and then cover with the corn flakes; or indent and add marshmallows.
• Chill balls in the refrigerator to firm up.
• Place balls on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake, at 350°, to heat through and until cereal starts to brown; about 25 minutes.
• Easy to serve with a spatula.
• Since a "ball" is a portion and you can adjust the size of the balls based on how many guests you have!

SPICY SWEET POTATO BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mash sweet potatoes while they are hot, then add, butter, salt, and spices. Add egg and continue to whip until thoroughly combined. Chill until firm. Form into golf ball sized pieces and place 2 to 3 marshmallows in center of each ball. Roll in ginger snap crumbs. Place on non-stick or lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

SWEET POTATO SAUSAGE BALLS

Steps:

• 1. combine all ingreds., well. Roll into balls and place on greased cookie sheet.
• 2. Bake at 350 for 20 mins., or til lightly brown.
• 3. When I'm mixing the ingreds., I wear plastic gloves and mix with my hands. Also I use an icecream scooper to scoop ount onto pan-all come out same size.

SWEET POTATO SAUSAGE BALLS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients well.
• Roll into balls and place on greased sheet pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, until brown.
• Bake at 350° for 20 minutes, until brown.

SWEET POTATO BALLS WITH VANILLA RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Bake the sweet potatoes with the skin ON (brush with oil, poke holes with a fork, and leave in the oven for about 45 minutes)
• Once they finish, peel and mash them. Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Stir in only 2/3 cup of brown sugar, all orange juice, all orange zest and all nutmeg.
• Place coconut in a food processor and leave on for about 30 seconds.
• In a small bowl, combine coconut, granulated sugar and cinnamon.
• Press mashed potatoes around the marshmallow, creating a 1" in diameter ball. The easiest way is to roll it around using both hands. You'll be a pro in no time!
• Roll the balls in the coconut mixture and place in a 9x13 casserole dish.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Now, while those are cooking, make your drizzling/dipping sauce: In a big pan melt the remaining brown sugar (1 cup) and butter.
• Add rum and heavy cream.
• Put all pecans (optional) in the food processor for about a minute. Then add them to your sauce.
• When the sweet potato balls are done, gingerly drizzle the rum sauce on them, or place the sauce in a condiment cup to the side.

SWEET POTATO & TUNA BALLS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180ºC. Cook the sweet potato in a saucepan of boiling water for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash.
• Combine potato with the tuna, breadcrumbs, coriander, sweet chilli sauce, spring onions, egg, cumin and ginger and mix ingredients toghether well.
• Form mixture into small balls and coat in cornflake crumbs.
• Place onto a lined oven tray and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden and just crisp.
• Thread 2 or 3 hot balls onto skewers and serve with the sour cream as a dipping sauce.

SWEET POTATO BALLS

Steps:

• 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.
• Chill until firm and then form into golf ball sized piece, stuffing 2 to 3 marshmallows in center of each ball.
• Roll in the ginger snap crumbs and place on a non-stick or lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 400°F for 10 to 15 minutes.

NO-BAKE BIRDIE SWEET POTATO BALLS (BIRD TREAT)

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.

SPICED SWEET POTATO BALLS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook sweet potatoes in boiling water to cover for 30 to 35 minutes or until tender; drain. Let cool slightly.
• Peel sweet potatoes; mash potatoes in a large bowl. Add pecans, butter, salt, 2 Tablespoons flour, brown sugar, and spices. Beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add some all-purpose flour to a pie plate or small bowl. Drop mixture, by rounded tablespoonfuls, into the flour; gently roll into balls.
• In a Dutch oven, pour vegetable oil to a depth of 2 inches; heat to 380F degrees. Fry balls, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.