Sweet Potato Balls

Contributed by Patricia Tobias
This will make a great treat for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. Sweet potatoes are fresh now and plentiful!

Ingredients:

4 large sweet potatoes

2/3 cup packed brown sugar(you can use splenda brown sugar also)

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 teaspoon of orange zest

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

2 cups shredded coconut, sweetened

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 large marshmallow per potato ball

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Directions:

Bake the potatoes until tender, then peel and mash them. (You can boil them and remove the peelings and its quicker). Stir in the brown sugar, orange juice, zest and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, toss the coconut with the sugar and cinnamon. Press Mashed potatoes around each marshmallow , creating a 2 to 3 inch diameter ball. Roll the balls in the coconut mixture. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. WATCH CAREFULLY FOR THE LAST FEW MINUTES OF COOKING, THE EXPANDING MARSHMALLOWS CAN CAUSE THE POTATO BALLS TO BURST OPEN.