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Candied Sweet Potato Balls
Photo: Louis Hansel

Candied Sweet Potato Balls

4 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

312
Calories
4g
Protein
12g
Fat
50g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4-6 large sweet potatoes
  • 1oz. butter (salt) margarine
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water

Directions

1

Boil sweet potatoes in salted water. Cool.

2

Scoop the cooked potatoes into balls; arrange in a greased shallow baking dish so that there will be only one layer.

3

Make syrup with the sugar and water.

4

Pour the syrup over the potatoes.

5

Category:Guyanese Recipes

6

Category:Guyanese Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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