Mom's Thanksgiving Sweet Potato-pineapple Balls

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 (40 ounce) cans yams, drained
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed unsweetened pineapple, drained
• 3 cups corn flakes, whole flakes, may need more for coating
• marshmallows (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain the yams and the pineapple very well.
• 2 mash the yams and pineapple in a large bowl with your hands or a masher.
• 3 roll into baseball size balls and cover in the corn flakes. they look nice with the flakes sticking up.
• 4 for those who like marshmallows, place a marshmallow or use some mini marshmallows, placed in the center of the ball and then cover with the corn flakes; or indent and add marshmallows.
• 5 chill balls in the refrigerator to firm up.
• 6 place balls on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake, at 350°, to heat through and until cereal starts to brown; about 25 minutes.
• 7 easy to serve with a spatula.
• 8 since a "ball" is a portion and you can adjust the size of the balls based on how many guests you have!