bonnie's sweet potato puffs

How To Make bonnie's sweet potato puffs

• Step 1
  Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. You will need an 8 inch, ungreased glass baking dish.
• Step 2
  Empty the well-drained sweet potatoes into a medium size mixing bowl. Mash gently with potato masher until just mashed. Add the cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg and salt. Gently stir just until mixed.
• Step 3
  Place 1 cup of cornflake crumbs in a small bowl (about the size of a cereal bowl)
• Step 4
  Put about a 1/2 cup of brown sugar in a small dish for dipping.
• Step 5
  Take some potato and put it in your palm. (about 2 tablespoons) Press a marshmallow in the center, and put more sweet potato on top and form a ball, like a snowball, hiding the marshmallow from view.
• Step 6
  When the ball is formed, roll it in the cornflake crumbs until covered. Then press about 1 tablespoon of brown sugar onto the top of the ball. Place ball in the baking dish with the brown sugar side up. See my 2 photos of this dish above. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of corn syrup over the top, and let it run down the sides.
• Step 7
  Bake in the oven 15 minutes until the brown sugar has slightly melted over the top. Serve Hot, with or without topping.
• Step 8
  Cook's Tip: I made this more than once, so I could get the temperature right. If I baked it 20 minutes as the original recipe stated, they would "pop open", but if I removed them in 15 minutes, it worked fine. So the cooking time will depend on your oven. Let the kids help, because this is a fun recipe to make! Enjoy!
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