Sweet Potato Balls

Submitted By: Carolyn Devers

Ingredients

• 6 medium sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
• 2 cups corn flakes, crushed
• 12 large marshmallows

Instructions

Boil potatoes, peel and mash. Mix well with butter, sugar, and nuts. Form a ball around one marshmallow; roll in crushed corn flakes. Repeat with remaining marshmallows.

Just before serving, warm balls in a 350º oven for 15 minutes or until marshmallows have softened or melted. These can be made ahead of time and refrigerated or frozen.