Name: Sweet Potato And Cheddar Croquettes Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: E
Ingredients: 2 lb salt-baked, peeled, and mashed sweet potatoes; 4 oz grated cheddar cheese; 3 beaten eggs; 1½ cups divided all-purpose flour; 1¼ cups store-bought or homemade breadcrumbs; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp paprika; 5 cups (up to 8 cups), for frying vegetable oil; to season salt and ground black pepper; ¼ cup or any dipping sauce of your choice sweet chili sauce; ¼ cup ranch dressing; ¼ tsp or cilantro, chopped parsley

Potato croquettes are great appetizers or snacks as these are light yet filling balls, breaded, and deep-fried into perfection! In this recipe, you can use salt-baked sweet potatoes to compliment the saltiness of cheddar cheese and the light spices you will be mixing together. Coat these balls before frying and serve with some dipping sauce! This only takes about 15 minutes to make, perfect for when you are running out of ideas for the whole family!

Sweet Potato And Cheddar Croquettes Recipe

How To Make Sweet Potato And Cheddar Croquettes

A light and crunchy potato croquettes dish with cheddar cheese, breaded and deep-fried into perfection!

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 15 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

2 lb sweet potatoes, salt-baked, peeled, and mashed
4 oz cheddar cheese, grated
3 eggs, beaten
1½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
1¼ cups breadcrumbs, store-bought or homemade
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp paprika
5 cups vegetable oil, (up to 8 cups), for frying
salt and ground black pepper, to season

To Serve:

¼ cup sweet chili sauce, or any dipping sauce of your choice
¼ cup ranch dressing
¼ tsp parsley, or cilantro, chopped

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed sweet potatoes, cheese, ½ cup of flour, cumin, coriander, and paprika.
Season with salt and pepper, then mix to combine.
Portion roughly 2 tablespoons of potato mixture and shape into balls.
Preheat your oil, ready for frying, and prepare a basket lined with paper towels.
Prepare also your breading station, place the remaining flour in a bowl, another bowl with eggs, and yet another bowl with breadcrumbs.
When ready, dredge the potato balls in flour, dip in eggs, and coat in breadcrumbs. Repeat until you have crusted all your potato balls.
Deep fry in batches over hot oil for 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
Once done, drain onto your lined basket. Repeat until you have fried all your croquettes.
Serve immediately with sweet chili sauce and ranch dressing or any dipping sauce of your choice. Then, garnish wit parsley or cilantro per serving.

Nutrition

Sugar: 10g
:
Calcium: 131mg
Calories: 2319kcal
Carbohydrates: 85g
Cholesterol: 98mg
Fat: 223g
Fiber: 8g
Iron: 5mg
Monounsaturated Fat: 26g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
Potassium: 755mg
Protein: 14g
Saturated Fat: 179g
Sodium: 337mg
Trans Fat: 1g
Vitamin A: 25919IU
Vitamin C: 6mg

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