Dessert

Sweet Potato Truffle is for Dessert.

Sweet Potato Truffle takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Sweet Potato Truffle takes 15 minutes to cook.

Sweet Potato Truffle makes 30 servings.

The ingredients for Sweet Potato Truffle are:

3 Cups Cooked, Mashed Sweet Potatoes or Yams (Boil in water until soft, drain, then mash.)
1 Cup Rolled Oats
1/3 Cup Real Maple Syrup
? Cup Chopped Walnuts
1 Tbsp Butter (organic, if possible)
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Tbsp Whole Wheat Flour
? Tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Fat Free Ricotta
Coating:
2 ? Cups Finely Chopped Pecans and/or Walnuts
1/3 Cup Real Maple Syrup
? Cup Rolled Oats
? Tsp Sea Salt

Here is how you make Sweet Potato Truffle:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place sweet potato in a large bowl and stir in oats, maple syrup, nuts, butter, vanilla, flour, and cinnamon. Beat in ricotta. In a small bowl, stir together chopped pecans, the other 1/3 cup maple syrup, rolled oats and sea salt. Gently form potato mixture into bite-size balls and roll in nut mixture. Don't worry if it doesn't coat perfectly or if you've got a few bald spots. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Number of Servings: 30Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CLAIREALL.

The nutritional information for Sweet Potato Truffle is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 30
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 191.3

• Total Fat: 7.2 g
• Cholesterol: 20.0 mg
• Sodium: 164.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
• Protein: 11.7 g