Sweet Potato Crunchies
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Contributed with permission by Louisiana Sweet Potatoes and ARA Content
Author: Louisiana Sweet Potatoes
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh sweet potatoes (yams) cooked and mashed or 2 (15-ounce) cans sweet potatoes, drained and mashed
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons flour
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large egg
- 3 cups crushed corn flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Place the sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Add margarine, brown sugar, pecans, vanilla, flour and cinnamon. Mix well. Beat in the egg.
- Form the mixture into bite-size balls and roll in crushed corn flakes.
- Place the sweet potato balls on the baking sheet coated with nonstick cooking spray and bake for about 20 minutes. Serve with toothpicks. Makes 3½ to 4 dozen.
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