Sweet Potatoe Balls #SP5

Submitted by skpuente

"Official Contest Entry: Simply Potatoes 5Fix. I love this as dessert or side with dinner"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 8 Balls
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 680.38 g package Simply Potatoes Mashed Sweet Potatoes
• 177.44 ml all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 236.59 ml Rice Krispies or 236.59 ml crushed gingersnaps
• 8-10 large marshmallows (plain or toasted coconut)

directions

1. Stir beaten egg and flour into sweet mash potatoes.
2. Set aside In a separate bowl the Rice Crispy Cereal or crushed gingers snaps .
3. With a tablespoon scoop up about 1 1/4 cups of the mixture and shape around each marshmallow, creating a 2 to 3-inch diameter ball. Roll the balls in the either the cereal or gingersnaps covering it completely . Cover with foil and freeze a lined baking sheet.
4. When ready to serve ,bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees. On a cookie sheet line with baking paper . Watch carefully for the last few minutes of cooking; the melting marshmallows can cause the potato balls to burst open.
5. You may freeze these ahead of time.