sweet potato yema balls
These make a great side dish or appetizer dish. Leftovers make a great snack.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
55 Min
method
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yield
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sweet potato
- 1/2 cup carrot
- 3 - egg yolks, beatened
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1/4 cup caramel
- 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
- 1 cup ice cream (vanilla or vanilla-caramel flavour)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts (cashew or almonds)
How To Make sweet potato yema balls
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Step 1In a pot, boil carrot and sweet potato for 15 to 20 minutes or until soft. Mash until smooth (or use blender), then set aside.
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Step 2In a bowl, beat three (3) egg yolks. Add condensed milk & caramel. Whisk until well-blended.
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Step 3In a saucepan, melt butter over low heat, add the egg-milk-caramel mixture and stir continuously for about 5 minutes.
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Step 4Add vanilla-caramel ice cream and stir constantly for another 5 minutes or until the ice cream is thoroughly melted.
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Step 5Sprinkle finely chopped nuts and mix thoroughly for 10 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken.
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Step 6Add the carrot and sweet potato mash, then turn heat to medium and continue stirring for another 10 minutes.
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Step 7Splash thickened cream into the mixture and continue stirring until the mixture starts to hold together.
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Step 8Remove from heat and let it cool for about 5 minutes.
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Step 9Scoop 2 tsp of yema and form into balls.
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