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Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs

Name: Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 50 g Sweet potato; 20 g Castella sponge cake; 5 g Milk; 2 g Butter; 3 g Honey; 20 g Raisins; a pinch Salt

고구마 경단

Soft balls of sieved sweet potato mixed with milk, butter and honey, each hiding a raisin or two, rolled in fine castella sponge crumbs. Chestnut-type sweet potatoes make the dough easiest to shape.

Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs

25mPrep

20mCook

2Servings

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Korean Sweet Potato (Goguma)Purple-skinned, chestnut-sweet sweet potatoes for snacks and sweets

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Steam the sweet potato.

Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs — step 1

Peel and press it through a fine sieve.

Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs — step 2

Trim the brown top off the castella and blitz into fine crumbs.

Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs — step 3

Mix the sweet potato with the milk, butter, honey and salt into a dough.

Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs — step 4

Wrap 1–2 raisins in pieces of dough and shape into balls.

Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs — step 5

Roll the balls in the castella crumbs.

Sweet Potato Gyeongdan with Castella Crumbs — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

209Calories (kcal)

44 gCarbs

2.7 gProtein

3.5 gFat

51 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.