Recipe

Nutty Sweet Potato Balls With Sliced Pineapple Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago So kid-friendly! And you can make it more so by rolling only half the ball in pecans and use raisins to make eyes, nose and mouth. Us big kids like 'em too! Prep:15m Cook:70m Servings:12	Mystic_rive
	sweet potato pecans maple syrup nutmeg cinnamon orange juice pineapple

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Ingredients

4 large sweet potatoes

1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and crushed

2 tablespoons vegan "butter" (may use real butter if not making vegan)

1 teaspoon sea salt

Pinch nutmeg (freshly grated)

Pinch cinnamon

3 tablespoons maple syrup

1 tablespoon orange juice

Olive oil spray

12 slices cored pineapple (fresh or canned)

Directions

Bake sweet potatoes in a 350°F oven for 1 hour or until soft. Remove from oven and set aside until cool enough to handle.

Alternate, you can cook in microwave or buy canned. Fresh is the best, though.

While potatoes bake, place pecans in a strainer and rinse under running water. Drain.

Heat a frying pan over medium high heat, add drained pecans and, stirring constantly, dry roast nuts for 3 to 5 minutes (until they release a nutty fragrance).

Remove from heat and cool. Place in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Set aside.

Cut cooked potatoes in half and scoop flesh from skins and place into a bowl.

Discard skins. Add "butteror vegan "butter",kosher or sea salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, maple syrup and orange juice to the bowl and mix well.

Turn mixture onto a clean work surface and divide into 12 even portions.

Roll each portion into a ball approximately 2 inches in diameter. (Wet hands with water or oil to make it easier.)

Lightly spray a baking sheet with olive oil. Place cored pineapple slices on sheet.

Roll each ball in crushed, roasted pecans and place a coated sweet potato ball in the center of each pineapple slice.

When done, lightly spray top of each ball with olive oil.

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Comments

jett2whit 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I love them sweet taters! These sound yummy!

elgab89 1 year, 1 month ago said:
They look so pretty!

trigger 1 year, 1 month ago said:
A perfect recipe for the up and coming holidays not only the kids will love them but the adults will too.
Five forks for you Joymarie

linebb956 1 year, 1 month ago said:
My husband loves these! Down here they deep fry them, so I won't let him have any... Now these he can... Thanks!

peetabear 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Now I have another way to make sweet potatoes thank you.... ^5

pinkpasta 1 year ago said:
I'll have to share Peeta's comment.
Yes... ^5, and Beautiful as well. :D
Debbie~

dagnabbit 1 year ago said:
A LOUSY FOUR? This is ridiculous. FIVE from us, Mysticriver1

Pete and Candy

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