Sweet Potato Sausage Balls

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

We love to entertain our friends and family and that means I need to have a great little appetizer that is easy and always crowd pleasing. Our Sweet Potato Sausage Balls do just that, this is a recipe that can come out of the freezer and be on the table in no time. The flavors in this sausage ball are a blend of American cuisine, with a vegetable,and a little heat in the back of your mouth, just wait for it. Our cottage visitors just love this recipe!
Sweet Potato Sausage Balls
Served With
Cranberry Jelly

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Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage
 
Let's Make Some Sweet Potato Sausage Balls!

Brown The Sausage and Vegetables

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Puree The Sweet Potatoes and 
Mix The Dry Ingredients

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Add The Potato Puree To 
The Sausage and Dry Ingredients

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Add The Cheese

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Roll The Balls

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Bake and Cool

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Ingredients
1 pound regular pork sausage
1 pound hot pork sausage
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 yellow onion, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, minced
1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes, drained, pureed
1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1-3/4 cups corn meal
2-1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (8 ounce) block of cream cheese, softened
2 cups, cheddar and Monterey Jack Mix cheese, shredded
Serve with
Directions
In a food processor, place the onion, garlic and jalapeno into the processor. Pulse the processor until the products are minced together.
In a large skillet, brown the sausage with the onion,garlic and pepper.
Drain the sweet potatoes, place into a mixing bowl and mash until they are completely pureed.
In a very large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
Pinch small amounts of the cream cheese into the flour mixture, then add the sausage mixture and last add the sweet potato puree.
Mix until completely blended.
Add the cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese mix until a ball can be formed from the mix.
Using a 2 inch scoop, form the sausage balls, then place on a parchment covered cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes until lightly browned on top.
Serve with Miz Helen's Cranberry Jelly.
Enjoy!
Recipe Tip:
This recipe can be frozen up to 3 months.

Ready To Serve
For A Casual Gathering

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

A Formal Party

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Sunday Fun Day!

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Big Game Day

Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Served With


Sweet Potato Sausage Balls at Miz Helen's Country Cottage

Thanks so much for spending some time in the kitchen with us today, it is always so much fun to cook with a friend. Hope you enjoy the Sweet Potato Sausage Balls that we made and don't forget to take a jar of that jelly home with you! Hope you have a fantastic week and come back to see us real soon!
Peace and Joy
Miz Helen

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Comments

  1. These sweet potato sausage rolls look delicious, pinning to try later!

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  2. These look (and sound) delicious. I love that the canned sweet potato cuts down a little on prep time. I expect serving a few with salad would make a nice lunch, too?
    (Visiting from the Hearth and Soul link party).

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  3. Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party - hope your holiday was fantastic!! Have a great week.

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  4. Love this variation on sausage balls - very festive for this time of year!!

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  5. Looks delicious and the flavours sound so wonderful too! Thank you so much for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Please do continue to share with this week's party and hope to see you at the first Hearth and Soul Link Party of 2019 on 7th January. Happy New Year!

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  6. What a festive appetizer! Sounds like they can easily be adapted to gluten free too!

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