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Recipes by Category » Snacks & Party Foods » Sweet Potato Balls

Published: Oct 7, 2020 · Modified: Oct 9, 2021 by Nart · This post may contain affiliate links.

Sweet Potato Balls

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Sweet potato balls are a fantastic energy booster for you any time of the day. They’re easy to make, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian. And as you can easily pick and eat them with your hand, they’re also perfect for parties and gatherings!

Thai sweet potato balls or khanom mantip

Sweet Potato Balls – Thai Style

Sweet potato balls, known as khanom man tip (ขนมมันทิพย์) in Thai, are the perfect snack to boost your energy any time of the day, a great finger food, and also a great source of fiber.

Originally, they are made with cassava on a charcoal burner. This charcoal grilling method is to give them that amazingly pleasant smell and outside texture. Conveniently enough, this also prevents each ball from sticking to each other.

But since charcoal grilling is not so much an everyday cooking method, I’ve decided to use an oven with this recipe so that everyone who has an over can easily follow. So, in a way, you can call them baked sweet potato balls, I guess?

Anyway, If you’re not convinced yet, these balls, like mango sticky rice, sticky rice pudding with corn, and tubtim grob, contain coconut milk and you definitely don’t want to miss out on them!

purple sweet potato balls - khanom mantip

Types of Sweet Potatoes to Use

Don’t stress about not being able to find cassava. On the streets in Thailand these days, you get anything from cassava to orange sweet potato, purple sweet potato, and even taro balls. We tend to consider these foods to be in the same category and at times use them interchangeably (only at times!). So, you can use any type of sweet potatoes you can find.

sweet potato finger food

Perfect Sweet Potato Recipe for Thanksgiving and Halloween

Although these are Thai-style sweet potato balls and we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Thailand, I think they make a perfect treat or side dish at your Thanksgiving dinner.

And how can we forget about Halloween when we see how orangey they can be? Add eyes on them and BAM! You have your little monster balls.

Since these sweet potato balls are delicious, easy to pick and eat with your hand, they’re sure to be a crowd-pleaser at any party or gathering. Not to mention all the fun you can have, making them with your family or friends.

orange and purple sweet potato snack

Healthy Sweet Potato Snack

If you want this sweet potato recipe to be healthier, you can use less sugar and salt or even none at all. I’ve tried that before when I was more strict with my diet and the sweet potato balls were still good. Just remember you still need to use the baking powder though.

Also, you might want to adjust the amount of coconut milk to make sure you can roll the sweet potatoes into balls.

ingredients for making khanom mantip

Ingredients

  • 1 ear of corn
  • 1 ½ cups or 125 milliliters of coconut milk
  • 2.7 ounces or 75 grams of sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 10.6 ounces or 300 grams of orange sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 10.6 ounces or 300 grams of purple sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

mantip - Thai snack

Instructions

  1. Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil. Add the corn, boil for 5 minutes, and set aside.
  2. Set a small pan on low heat, add the coconut milk, sugar, salt, baking powder and stir with a spoon until everything is dissolved and combined. There is no need to bring this to a boil.
  3. Fill half a large pot with water and bring it to a hard boil (you can use the same pot you used to boil the corn). Add a steamer on top and place all the sweet potatoes in it. Then, cover with a lid and steam for 30 minutes.
  4. Cut the corn off the cob and separate the kernels.
  5. Take your mortar and pestle and roughly pound the sweet potatoes in the mortar, one color at a time, before transferring to 2 large bowls. You don’t want the potatoes to be too fine. (If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, use a bowl and a spoon.)
  6. Add half of the corn and half of the coconut syrup to each sweet potato bowl and mix with a spoon.
  7. With your hand, take about 1 ½ tablespoons of the sweet potato mixture and roll into a ball. Repeat until finished.
  8. Bake your sweet potato balls at 302°F or 150°C for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through. Note that you might want to preheat your oven if you’re using a large oven.

popular Thai grilled sweet potato snack

Storing and Reheating

If you don’t finish them within one sitting, you can store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. To reheat, simply pop them in the microwave and heat for 1-2 minutes.

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Thai sweet potato balls or khanom mantip

Sweet Potato Balls Recipe | Khanom Mantip (ขนมมันทิพย์)

Delicious and convenient, these sweet potato balls are a fantastic energy booster for you any time of the day. They're easy to make, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian. And as you can easily pick and eat them with your hand, they're also perfect for parties and gatherings.
5 from 27 votes
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Course: Side Dish, Snack/Appetizer
Cuisine: Thai
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 30 balls
Author: Nart

Ingredients

  • 1 ear corn
  • 1 ½ cups coconut milk
  • 2.7 ounces sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 10.6 ounces orange sweet potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
  • 10.6 ounces purple sweet potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
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Instructions

  • Fill a large pot with water and bring it to a boil. Add the corn, boil for 5 minutes, and set aside.
  • Set a small pan on low heat, add the coconut milk, sugar, salt, baking powder and stir with a spoon until everything is dissolved and combined. There is no need to bring this to a boil.
  • Fill half a large pot with water and bring it to a hard boil (you can use the same pot you used to boil the corn). Add a steamer on top and place all the sweet potatoes in it. Then, cover with a lid and steam for 30 minutes.
  • Cut the corn off the cob and separate the kernels.
  • Take your mortar and pestle and roughly pound the sweet potatoes in the mortar, one color at a time, before transferring to 2 large bowls. You don't want the potatoes to be too fine. (If you don't have a mortar and pestle, use a bowl and a spoon.)
  • Add half of the corn and half of the coconut syrup to each sweet potato bowl and mix with a spoon.
  • With your hand, take about 1 ½ tablespoons of the sweet potato mixture and roll into a ball. Repeat until finished.
  • Bake your sweet potato balls at 302°F or 150°C for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through. Note that you might want to preheat your oven if you're using a large oven.

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  1. Kay says

    October 25, 2020 at 8:46 pm

    5 stars
    Nart this recipe was awesome, we made this yesterday for after doing some training at the gym and they were great after training snack just to give that little boost!
    Will defo be making these again very soon!
    Thank you for sharing 🙂

    Reply
    • Nart says

      December 03, 2020 at 11:16 am

      Thank you so much Kay! So happy you enjoyed them 🙂

      Reply
  2. Anum says

    October 21, 2020 at 9:43 pm

    These sound so delicious & Healthy! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  3. Krista says

    October 14, 2020 at 11:07 pm

    These look so good! I’ve never had anything like it before but I’ll definitely try them!

    Reply
  4. Danielle Wolter says

    October 14, 2020 at 5:30 pm

    5 stars
    What a great snack! Love how easy they are to make – perfect for parties.

    Reply
  5. Saif says

    October 14, 2020 at 5:28 pm

    5 stars
    This sweet potato balls looks absolutely delicious. It kinda remind me the potato croquette I ate last week. The presentation looks splendid too.

    Reply
    • Nart says

      December 03, 2020 at 10:51 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  6. Kate says

    October 14, 2020 at 4:26 pm

    5 stars
    Always on the lookout for different things to do with sweet potato and these look amazing! Thanks for the great recipe, bookmarked to try soon.

    Reply
  7. Jeannette says

    October 14, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely GORGEOUS. What an incredible recipe for one of the most incredible snacks ever! I could probably go through so many in one go 😀

    Reply
  8. Denay DeGuzman says

    October 14, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    5 stars
    I’m in love with these adorable sweet potato balls! They’re fun, festive and so delicious! I’m glad I found this recipe on Pinterest.

    Reply
  9. Dannii says

    October 11, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    5 stars
    Such a great way to use sweet potato. The colours are amazing.

    Reply
  10. Angela says

    October 11, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    5 stars
    Another fun and delicious recipe! The coconut milk and sweet potato are perfection together. Love the crunch of the corn in here too. YUM!

    Reply
  11. Amanda Marie Boyle says

    October 11, 2020 at 7:23 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve never seen purple sweet potatoes before, can’t wait to try.

    Reply
  12. Amanda Wren-Grimwood says

    October 11, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    5 stars
    I love the natural colour in these and what a perfect cute snack!

    Reply
  13. Alice | SkinnySpatula says

    October 11, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    5 stars
    The colours are incredible, I really want to make these as I’m super curious about how they taste!

    Reply
  14. Danielle Wolter says

    October 08, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    5 stars
    So delicious! My mom fell head over heel in love with these. Will def be making again.

    Reply
    • Nart says

      October 09, 2020 at 10:40 am

      That’s awesome! Thank you so much!

      Reply
  15. Aimee Mars says

    October 08, 2020 at 4:56 pm

    5 stars
    I bet my kids would love these and I would love giving them out as a healthy snack! We’re all fans of fiber and energy in our house so I can’t wait to try these.

    Reply
    • Nart says

      October 09, 2020 at 10:41 am

      They sure would! Enjoy 🙂

      Reply
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