Healthy Sweet Potato Tang Yuan with Black Sesame Filling

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 5

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Chinese

Servings glutinous rice balls

Calories 49 kcal

Ingredients

Tang Yuan Dough

240 g white or Asian sweet potato , fully cooked. 240g is a little less than 1 cup mashed
100 g mochiko flour, sweet rice or glutinous rice flour , about ⅔ cup
15 g tapioca, potato or arrowroot starch , 2 Tbsp

Filling Ingredients

14 tsp BLACK SESAME FILLING , click on link to go to the filling recipe. Read notes ** for alternative tang yuan filling ideas

Instructions

Prep the Filling

First, prepare the filling by dropping teaspoon portions of the black sesame paste onto a clean parchment paper. Keep the filling in the freezer until the filling hardens enough to handle.

Make the Dough

Peel cooked sweet potatoes while still warm and mash with a fork until no chunks remain.
In a large bowl, knead all the dough ingredients (sweet potato, mochiko flour and tapioca flour) together until smooth and pliable, and no longer sticky.
TIP: 1-2 Tbsp more of the mashed potatoes may need to be added depending on the sweet potato, or the brand of glutinous rice flour you use. The goal is to get a soft and pliable dough that is easy to work with and doesn't crack when shaping. On the other hand, if the dough is too sticky, you can always add more glutinous rice flour to adjust the consistency.

Assemble

Take a small portion of the dough and flatten it in the palm of your hand.
Place the prepared filling in the center of the dough and gently fold the edges of the dough over the filling, rolling it into a smooth ball.
Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.

Cook the Glutinous Rice Balls

Boil a quart or two of water in a large pot. Also, get a ice bath ready (such as a bowl of ice water)
Carefully drop the prepared balls into the boiling water. If using a smaller pot, work in batches.
Once the glutinous rice balls are done cooking they'll float towards the top (takes about 5 minutes). Once done, use a sieve or tea strainer to pull them out of the water
Let the glutinous rice balls cool fully in the ice water.
Remove from the ice water and transfer to a sweet or savory broth of choice.
Enjoy!

Notes

**You can also use mung bean paste, red bean paste, chopped peanuts and more! For more tang yuan filling ideas, check out my ULTIMATE LIST OF TANG YUAN FILLINGS post here.

Nutrition

Calories: 49kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2128IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 0.4mgZinc: 0.2mg***Net Carbs: 8g

Keyword black sesame, dango, sweet potato, tang yuan

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