Sweet potato balls. Sweet potatoes are mashed with butter, brown sugar, milk and lemon zest, shaped into a ball with a marshmallow in the center, and rolled in cereal crumbs before baking. 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.
In a separate bowl, toss the coconut with the sugar and cinnamon.
Sweet potato ball is an amazing snack available in Malaysia, in the morning or afternoon market.
They are commonly sold by street vendors.
You can cook Sweet potato balls using 5 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Sweet potato balls
- It's 2 cups of mashed sweet potatoes.
- It's 1 cup of all purpose flour.
- You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
- You need 1 of heaped teaspoon cardamon.
- You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
Called "番薯旦" in Chinese, they are made with sweet potatoes, flour and sugar. They are usually coated with sesame seeds and deep-fried. Divide into six to eight portions. Pat each portion around a marshmallow.
Sweet potato balls instructions
- 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.
Sweet potato balls come in many variations throughout Asia. The snack is made using sweet potatoes you can get at your local supermarket. Not to mention, it is a vegan snack too. No wonder foodies are willing to wait in long queues at night markets or at a street food stall just to get this freshly fried snack. SWEET POTATO BALLS - THAI STYLE.