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Sweetpotato Veggie Meatballs

Recipe by: May I Have That Recipe
From football parties to holiday cocktail hors d’oeuvres, these little guys are the perfect small bites that are packed with flavor! Serve with a tangy barbecue sauce to bring out the sweetpotatoes and they’re sure to disappear faster than any other appetizer.

Recipe

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Calories 1339 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large sweetpotato peeled, shredded thin, using the small blade of the box grater (about 2 cups shredded)
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • ⅓ cup vital gluten
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup your favorite BBQ Sauce

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F. Coat a mini muffin tin generously with cooking spray.
  • Shred the sweetpotato and squeeze the excess water out of it. Place it in a large bowl and set aside.
  • Combine the pecans, gluten, water, melted coconut oil, garlic, paprika, salt and cinnamon in the food processor, and pulse until all the ingredients come together to form a paste. Add it to the sweetpotatoes and mix well, using your hands
  • Working with one tablespoon and a half of mixture at a time, form 15 balls (we like to use a small ice cream scoop so they are all even in size). Place them in the mini muffin tin and bake them for 45 minutes.
  • Right before serving, heat BBQ sauce in low heat. Add the veggie meatballs and cook until warm and coated with the BBQ sauce.
  • Alternatively, if you don’t want to shred the sweetpotatoes by hand you can cut the sweetpotato in 8 pieces, place in the food processor and chop it until really fine, add the rest of the ingredients, except for the BBQ sauce and process until you get a smooth “dough”

Notes

Nutrition Facts
Sweetpotato Veggie Meatballs
Serving Size
 
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
1339
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
56
g
86
%
Saturated Fat
 
16
g
100
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
13
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
23
g
Sodium
 
4238
mg
184
%
Potassium
 
1713
mg
49
%
Carbohydrates
 
177
g
59
%
Fiber
 
15
g
63
%
Sugar
 
107
g
119
%
Protein
 
41
g
82
%
Vitamin A
 
32890
IU
658
%
Vitamin C
 
15
mg
18
%
Calcium
 
270
mg
27
%
Iron
 
7
mg
39
%
Net Carbohydrates
 
162
g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 1339kcalCarbohydrates: 177gProtein: 41gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 23gSodium: 4238mgPotassium: 1713mgFiber: 15gSugar: 107gVitamin A: 32890IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 270mgIron: 7mgNet Carbohydrates: 162g