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Sweet Potato Croquettes

mashed sweet potatoes into balls and baked
Print Recipe
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Sweet Potatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 egg yolk and one whole egg beaten
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 cups bread crumbs
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash pepper

Equipment

  • 1 baking pan
  • 1 Cutting board (at least 11 x 14 inch)
  • 1 Fork
  • 1 Set of measuring spoons
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 2 small bowls
  • 1 frypan
  • 1 spatula

Method
 

  1. Polk holes in sweet potatoes and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350℉ for 1 hour or until sweet potatoes are soft.
  2. After sweet potatoes have cooled a little. Peel sweet potatoes and place into a large mxing bowl.
  3. mash sweet potatoes with a fork. Add 1 egg yolk, butter, cinnamon, smoked paprika, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Mix with a fork.
  4. Form the sweet potatoes into a patty using about 1/3 cup of sweet potato mix.
  5. Dip patty into egg wash.
  6. Roll patty into bread crumbs to cover.
Baking Sweet Potato Croquettes
  1. Place onto baking sheet.
  2. Bake at 400 degrees ℉ for 24-28 minutes. Flipping halfway thru the baking time.
Frying Sweet Potato Croquettes
  1. In a 12inch frypan add oil about 1/8 - 3/16 inch oil in frypan and heat over medium heat.
  2. Place the sweet potato croquettes in hot oil. When the sweet potato croquettes are in the pam there should be about 1/4 inch of oil in the pan.
    3. If the oil is very thin, there is a possibility of burning the croquettes.
  3. Cook the croquettes for 4-5 minutes per side. Cook till golden brown. Drain on paper towel.
    Bon Appetite!