Sweet Potato Croquettes
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5
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
6
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course
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Cuisine
Vegetarian
Sweet Potato Croquettes
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These Easy Sweet Potato Croquettes have a cheesy refreshing ricotta filling and make a great vegetarian finger food for entertaining. Ready in less than 30 min, they're just the perfect way to use up any leftover sweet potatoes!
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Ingredients
- 3 sweet potato steamed, large
- ½ garlic grated, clove
- 250 panko breadcrumbs 1 cup
- 2 egg white
- salt sea salt
- black pepper sea salt
- olive oil for baking, spray form
- 2 tablespoon Parmesan Cheese grated (optional)
For the filling:
- 120 ricotta cheese well drained, fresh, ½ cup
- 1 tablespoon basil finely chopped, fresh
- 1 tablespoon mint finely chopped, fresh
- lime juice; a squeeze of fresh
- lime zest of 1/2
- 2 bell pepper finely chopped (optional, roasted
- salt sea salt
- black pepper sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C/400F and lightly spray with oil a baking tray.
- In a bowl, mix together your leftover mashed sweet potatoes ⅓ of panko breadcrumbs and grated garlic. Season well with salt and pepper and mix until combined.
- In another bowl mix together the ricotta with fresh herbs, lime juice and zest. Add finely chopped roasted bell pepper and season well with salt and pepper to taste.
- Whisk the white eggs in one bowl and place the remaining panko breadcrumbs in another bowl.
- Take 1 heaping tablespoon of mashed sweet potatoes, shape into a slightly flattened ball and add into the center a teaspoon of ricotta mixture. Close and shape it into a croquette. Repeat the process with remaining ingredients.
- Place your croquettes into a tray and freeze for 10 mins, or until hard enough to handle.
- Dive your croquettes into the whisked eggs then coat on all sides with panko breadcrumbs. Place on the greased baking sheet. Repeat the process for each croquette.
- Bake for about 15 mins or until the tops are crispy and golden brown and the center is hot.
- Serve them straight away from the oven or at room temperature.
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