Looking for a way to use up those sad looking sweet potatoes? I wanted to enjoy my boiled sweet potatoes in a new, more exciting way so I made these sweet potato and vegan ham balls. The vegan ham adds a nice saltines and extra meaty bite to the velvety sweet potatoes to make a really satisfying bite and delicious finger food that you can enjoy with your dipping sauce of choice.
A GREAT WAY TO USE UP BOILED OR BAKED SWEET POTATOES
I had a lot of boiled sweet potatoes left in my fridge that I wanted to turn into something more exciting to eat so I made these balls. Because let’s be real, sometimes I just get sick of eating sweet potatoes as-is and want something with a little more flavour and texture.
THESE SWEET POTATO AND HAM BALLS ARE:
- Made with very simple ingredients
- Can be made gluten-free
- Great as a snack to munch on
- Baked, air-fried, or pan-fried
🧺 INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED
Sweet Potato and Ham Balls
- 1 lb cooked sweet potatoes (I used 2 small yellow sweet potatoes), peeled
- 4.2 oz vegan ham diced
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour or other flour of choice
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp salt or more to taste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Handful fresh cilantro or herbs of choice, finely chopped
- Ground pepper
- Vegan cheese shreds for extra cheesiness and saltiness (see recipe notes in the card below)
For Cooking
- Neutral oil for cooking
To Serve
- Dipping sauce of choice
👩🏻🍳 HOW TO MAKE THESE SWEET POTATO BALLS
- Peel and mash the sweet potatoes in a large bowl.
- Add in the diced vegan ham, flour of choice, corn starch, salt, garlic, cilantro or herb of choice.
- Mix together well until well incorporated.
- Shape the mixture into small balls or other shape of choice.
AIR-FRYING (OR BAKING) THE BALLS
- Place these on a lined baking tray or an air-fryer basket. Spray or brush with some oil on both sides.
- Leave to air-fry for 20-25 minutes at 190C/375F or until golden brown.
- For baking, you will need to cook these longer, around 30-40 minutes. Flip the sweet potato balls halfway through cooking.
- Can I cook these on a pan? Yes you can! You can pan-fry these in some oil until golden brown on all sides.
SERVE AND ENJOY YOUR SWEET POTATO AND HAM BALLS
MORE VEGAN RECIPES YOU MIGHT LOVE:
- Chili Garlic Butter Potatoes
- Pan-Fried Tofu Cakes
- Tofu ‘McNuggets’
- Chinese Chive Pies
- Kimchi Pancakes or Kimchi Jeon
- Pan-Fried Cabbage and Noodle Buns
Sweet Potato and Ham Balls (Vegan)
I wanted to enjoy my boiled sweet potatoes in a new, more exciting way so I made these sweet potato and vegan ham balls. The vegan ham adds a nice saltines and extra meaty bite to the velvety sweet potatoes to make a really satisfying bite and delicious finger food that you can enjoy with your dipping sauce of choice.
Ingredients
Sweet Potato and Ham Balls
- 1 lb cooked sweet potatoes (I used 2 small yellow sweet potatoes), peeled
- 4.2 oz vegan ham diced (see notes)
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour or other flour of choice
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp salt or more to taste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Handful fresh cilantro or herbs of choice, finely chopped
- Ground pepper
- Vegan cheese shreds for extra cheesiness and saltiness (see notes)
For Cooking
- Neutral oil for cooking
To Serve
- Dipping sauce of choice
Instructions
- Peel and mash the sweet potatoes in a large bowl.
- Add in the diced vegan ham, flour of choice, corn starch, salt, garlic, cilantro or herb of choice.
- Mix together well until well incorporated.
- Shape the mixture into small balls or other shape of choice.
- Place these on a lined baking tray or an air-fryer basket. Spray or brush with some oil on both sides.
- Leave to air-fry for 20-25 minutes at 190C/375F or until golden brown. For baking, you will need to cook these longer, around 30-40 minutes. Flip the sweet potato balls halfway through cooking.
- Can I cook these on a pan? Yes you can! You can pan-fry these in some oil until golden brown on all sides.
- Serve and enjoy while hot with your favourite dipping sauce.
- To reheat, you can simple place these in an air-fryer or oven again for 5-7 minutes at 180C/350F and cook until hot and crisp on the outside.
Notes
WANT SOME EXTRA CHEESINES AND SALTINESS?
- You can also add some vegan cheese shreds! If adding cheese, I recommend to leave out the salt.
VEGAN HAM
- For this recipe I used vegan ham slices from a Taiwanese brand that were very thick. I also made these with thin vegan ham slices from Tofurkey that also turned out really good and had a smokey flavour.
- You can use any other vegan ham of your choice since any will go well with the sweet potatoes.
NUTRITIONAL INFO
Serving: 1ball | Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 79mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 3575IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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Hi, any substitute for vegan ham? 🙂
Hi Kaya! You can leave it out or sub diced pan-fried/fried extra firm tofu for extra protein ◡̈