Sweet Potato Balls!!!

LOVE these!! I will be making them tomorrow, but thought I would post the recipe today...insert pictures later. I will say that I will be baking the potatoes today to save time. Last year's finished product is in the post above!

Ingredients!

4 large sweet potatoes

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 Tablespoons orange juice-I use fresh because you will need the actual orange for...

1 teaspoon orange zest

1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

2 cups shredded coconut, sweetened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 large marshmallow per potato ball

Directions!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Bake the potatoes until tender, then peel and mash them. I use a fork and this nifty Pampered Chef masher.

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 2-3 inch diameter ball.

Roll the balls in the coconut mixture. Place on a baking sheet or baking stone.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Watch carefully for the last few minutes of cooking; the expanding marshmallow can cause the potato balls to burst open---which I think is kind of cool :)