Sweet Potato Sesame Balls (Fried Goodness)

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Sweet potato mochi hits the spot when I'm craving a fresh warm bite.  It's pretty easy to make a small batch/single serving :-).

Ingredients

  • 1 sweet potato about a half pound, microwave 5 minutes
  • 1/2 C of glutinous rice flour (green label)
  • 2 T monk fruit
  • 4 T sesame seeds
  • 1 T glutinous rice flour (green label)
  • 1/2 C water
  • Cooking oil

Directions

  1. Wash and poke holes in sweet potato
  2. Microwave 5 minutes, cool and scoop potato into a bowl, discard the skin or give to dogs as treats.
  3. Use a hand mixer to puree the sweet potato
  4. Add the monk fruit
  5. Add the glutinous rice flour slowly while mixing until it’s smooth and soft.
  6. Scoop the dough and roll them into balls with a small scoop, about 12 pieces.
  7. In a small bowl mix together 1 tbsp of glutinous rice flour with ½ cup of water.
  8. Add the sesame seeds in a small bowl.
  9. Take each ball, dip it into the flour/water mix with a fork and place into the sesame seed bowl. Move the bowl in circular motion until your sweet potato ball is completely covered with sesame seeds, place on a pan.
  10. Heat cooking oil to 250-300 F and then reduce the heat to medium.
  11. Add the sweet potato sesame balls in the pan. Cook them while gently turning them from time to time, about 4 minutes.
  12. Remove the sweet potato sesame balls from the pan and serve.