Sweet potato tots

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Cheesy Baked Sweet potato tots recipe - healthy + easy + kids friendly finger food. A moist and crispy bites food perfect as an appetizers too.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: 30 tots

Calories: 24kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup mashed sweet potatoes about 3 medium size sweet potatoes (420 g mashed sweet potatoes)
1 Egg Yolk or 1 tablespoon flaxseed in 2 tbsp water
1/2 cup Grated Cheese I used vegan cheddar cheese
1 Onion finely grated
3 Garlic clove crushed
1 cup low carb breadcrumb or breadcrumb of your choice
1/4 cup fresh parsley or cilantro
3/4 teaspoon salt (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200C (392 F)
On a baking tray, place the sweet potatoes. Use a fork to pick holes all over the sweet potatoes.
Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewers easily goes through the sweet potatoes.
Remove from the oven and cool down 10 minutes before handling them.
Carefully slice the sweet potatoes half lengthwise and use a spoon to remove the flesh. Discard the skin.
Place the sweet potato flesh in a large mixing bowl. Cool down until it reach room temperature before you combine with the other ingredients.
Add egg yolk, grated cheddar, grated onion, crushed garlic, breadcrumb, fresh herbs and salt.
Combine with a spoon until it forms a mash that you can easily handle with your hands to shape small tots.
Prepare a baking tray covered with parchment paper. Set aside.
Use your hands to shape the sweet potato tots and place them on the tray leaving half thumb space between each tots.
Bake at 200 C (392 F) for 20 - 30 minutes or until the outside is crispy and slightly golden brown. The center will stay soft and moist.
Serve with extra dipping sauce like ketchup or guacamole for an healthier choice.

Video

Notes

Note 1: feel free to use low fat grated cheese or use vegan cheese

Note 2: This recipe makes about 30 tots. You can freeze them before baking them. The day you want to eat them, simply bake them frozen. It will take a little bit longer to bake but the taste won't change.

Note 3: can be eaten hot or cold in kids lunchboxes

Note 4: nutrition panel is for one sweet potato tot

Vegan note: since I eat vegan now I retested the recipe to be 100% cruelty free. Replace the egg yolk but 1 flaxegg soaked for 10 minutes in 2 tablespoon of water, and use vegan grated cheddar - see recipe video for more details. (update on 25/10/2017)

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