sweet-potato-balls

Sweet Potato Balls

10 Reviews
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 20 min
  • Ready In: 40 min

“May be frozen for later use. Just increase baking time if frozen.” - by Michele O'Sullivan

Ingredients

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Adjust Servings

Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. 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.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until marshmallows begin to ooze.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

  • Calories
  • 187 cal
  • 9%
  • Fat
  • 5.9 g
  • 9%
  • Carbs
  • 33.4 g
  • 11%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (10)

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WoodySr.
13

WoodySr.

"IF you BAKE the potatoes before peeling them instead of boiling them, the mixture is a bit drier and sticks together better. Also, I tried rolling them in nuts(pecans) and in a mixture of nuts and a c..." See morerushed FROSTED cereal, a little sweeter crunch with the frosted cereal topping."

blanchetteval
13

blanchetteval

"This was the 2nd Thanksgiving that I've made this exact recipe. I had to add crushed cornflakes TO THE potato mixture, and that helped firm it up a bit. I never thought of chilling it for awhile. I lo..." See moreve this recipe, and so do my picky inlaws!!!"

TRINAELAINE
13

TRINAELAINE

"YUM! This recipe is really good! Making the potatoes into balls was a little challenging as mentioned, but after chilling it in the fridge for a while, it was workable. The only problem I had was that..." See more the marshmellows kind of disappeared from the inside. I made these ahead and froze them and then had to cook them longer, so maybe that's why. The marshmellow flavor was still there though and they were GREAT!!"

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