Awesome Sweet Potato Balls

These are adapted from an old recipe...you could roll them in coconut instead of nuts like Grandma did, but my hubby hates coconut so I changed it to pecans for us! Prep time doesn't include pre-mashing the potatoes since I do that a day ahead.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 4 -5  large sweet potatoes, cooked, peeled, mashed
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons  orange juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2  cups ground pecans
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  large marshmallows, per ball

Directions

1. Mix mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar, orange juice, and nutmeg.
2. In another bowl mix pecans, sugar, and cinnamon.
3. Take a marshmallow, press potatoes around it, then roll in pecan mixture.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.