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Sweet Potato Cheese Balls

These crunchy sweet potato cheese balls are so good and packs a healthier punch!
Course Lunch
Cuisine American
Keyword arancini balls, potato cheese balls, sweet potato balls
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Author Charisse Yu

Ingredients

  • 7 oz. Sweet potato
  • cup Glutinous rice flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Powdered sugar
  • ½ Tablespoon Cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp Heavy cream
  • ½ cup Fresh Mozzarella diced into ½ in cubes
  • Oil As needed For frying
  • Panko Dusting

Instructions

  • Place the sweet potato in a pot and fill with cold water to cover, bring to a boil and lower the heat, simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Take out the sweet potato, let cool slightly and peel it. Mash it into a paste. Then add in cream and powdered sugar, mix till incorporated.
  • Sift in glutinous rice flour, mix till a smooth dough forms, cover with plastic wrap and let hydrate for 30 minutes.
  • Divide the dough into 18g portions, and wrap a piece of Mozzarella into each portion. Roll them into round spheres and cover the surface with panko. (This is when they could be place in bags and frozen)
  • Heat up oil to 325F, check temperature with a thermometer. Fry the arancini for 3-4 minutes till golden brown, they should be floating on top of the oil when done.