If you’re looking for a tasty twist on traditional tater tots, try making these sweet potato tots! While sweet potatoes are often overlooked for making tots, this recipe will show you how to make them crispy and delicious. With a natural sweetness and cheesy flavor, these tots will surely be a hit with your taste buds.
Sweet Potato Tot Recipe
These crispy bites are just as delicious as their potato counterparts and pair perfectly with a side of peri peri mayo or tomato sauce. They’re the perfect snack for game day or whenever you’re craving something savory and satisfying.
Ingredients
- 35 oz sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 2” (5cm) pieces.
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp chicken stock powder
- 5 oz parmesan cheese grated
- 1 tbsp seasoning salt
Dry Coating Mix
- 0.88 oz almond meal
- 1.2 oz all-Purpose flour
- 1 oz panko breadcrumbs
Oil for Frying
- 33.8 floz cooking or vegetable oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Steam: Place the sweet potato into a steamer for 20-25 minutes or until soft, then allow to cool slightly.
- Mash: Transfer the steamed sweet potato to a large mixing bowl and mash roughly or until smooth depending on your preferred texture.
- Flavoring: Add the onion powder, garlic powder, sweet paprika, and chicken stock powder into the mash and mix well.
- Parmesan: Next, add in the grated parmesan cheese and mix well using a spatula.
- Dry Coating Mix: Mix all-purpose flour, almond flour and panko breadcrumbs together into another mixing bowl, ready for dry coating.
- Forming the tots: Scoop 1 1/2 teaspoon of the sweet potato tot mixture into your hand, roll and start to shape it into gem shape.
- Coating: Roll the sweet potato tot in the dry coating mixture bowl until all sides are well coated, then place onto a platter and repeat the steps until done. Once complete, you must chill the sweet potato tots for at least 30 minutes.
- Cooking: Add cooking oil into a frying pan enough to cover or set a deep fryer up at 374°F (190°C). Gently place the sweet potato tots into the oil away from you to avoid hot oil splashes. Fry in batches for a minute or two or until golden.
- Remove the tots: from the oil with a wire mesh strainer and rest in a frying basket for best results. Rest for a minute and ensure to sprinkle seasoning salt all over the hot tots while resting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serve | Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 2621mg | Potassium: 919mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 35715IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 527mg | Iron: 3mg
Ingredients for Sweet Potato Tots
- Sweet potatoes: Select fresh and blemish free sweet potato’s, pick your favourite variety.
- Dry coating ingredients: Almond meal, all-purpose flour and panko breadcrumbs are mixed together and coat the tot to form the crispy outer layer.
- Flavorings: Onion powder, garlic powder, sweet paprika and chicken stock powder are all used to flavor the tot’s.
- Parmesan cheese: Pick a good quality matured parmesan, this helps add another layer of flavor to the tots.
- Cooking or vegetable oil: We used canola oil for deep frying, feel free to use whichever type you prefer.
- Seasoning salt: Choose your favourite seasoning salt.
How To Make Sweet Potato Tots
- Steam: Place the sweet potato into the steamer and steam until soft.
- Remove: Once soft, remove the sweet potato from the steamer.
- Mash: Using a potato masher or fork, mash until it reaches your preferred texture.
- Flavoring: Add the onion powder, garlic powder, chicken stock powder, and sweet paprika; mix thoroughly.
- Parmesan: Add grated parmesan cheese to the mash.
- Combine: With a spatula, fold the cheese into the mash, dispersing it evenly.
- Form the shape: Using your hands form the shape of a tot and then roll in the dry coating mixture.
- Prepare for cooking: Once all of the tots have been formed, place into the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Cooking: The oil should be heated to around 374°F (190°C). Cook the tots in small batches so they cook evenly and quickly. Once the tots are golden brown, it’s time to remove them.
- Rest: On a rack allow the tots to cool, cover well with your salt of choice while they’re still hot. Then serve once they have cooled off a little.
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