🇲🇼 Malawian Cuisine

Mbatata

Sweet Potato Cookies

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 12
Difficulty Easy
Calories 150 kcal

Simple sweet potato cookies made from mashed sweet potatoes, flour, and sugar, baked until golden.

Ingredients

  • 3 large sweet potatoes, boiled and mashed
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. 1 Mash boiled sweet potatoes until smooth.
  2. 2 Mix in flour, sugar, cinnamon, and oil.
  3. 3 Shape into small rounds on a baking sheet.
  4. 4 Bake at 180C for 20 minutes until golden.

Did You Know?

Mbatata cookies are a popular roadside snack sold at bus stations across Malawi.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/malawian/mbatata/