Guide to making delightful and aromatic sweet potato dessert

Sweet potato dessert, deliciously refreshing and effective in cooling off the summer heat, is a beloved dish by many. With simple and familiar ingredients, let's follow the steps to create this enticing, colorful dessert right away!

1. Guide to making delightful and aromatic sweet potato dessert

Sweet potato dessert, deliciously refreshing and effective in cooling off the summer heat, is a beloved dish by many. With simple and familiar ingredients, let's follow the steps to create this enticing, colorful dessert right away!

1. Guide to making assorted sweet potato dessert
This dessert stands out with multicolored sweet potato balls combined with a variety of enticing toppings like tapioca pearls, grass jelly, black beans, red beans, agar, and more. Let's follow along to create this rich, creamy, and irresistible dessert!

1.1. How to make sweet potato balls
Ingredients

- White sweet potatoes: 200g
- Yellow sweet potatoes: 200g
- Purple sweet potatoes: 200g
- Coconut milk: 300ml
- Tapioca starch: 180g
- Granulated sugar: 150g
- Palm sugar or brown sugar, rock sugar: 300g

- Ginger: 1 piece
- Pandan leaves: 5-7 leaves
- Sesame seeds: 20g

Steps to make sweet potato dessert
Step 1: Prepare the sweet potatoes

- Begin by washing the first sweet potatoes thoroughly, peeling them, and removing the two ends, then continue washing with water. 
- Next, cut the sweet potatoes into slices about 3cm thick, then steam them for about 10-12 minutes until soft.
- Place each type of sweet potato in separate bowls, then use a spoon to mash them thoroughly.
- Then divide 180g of tapioca starch and 150g of sugar into 3 equal parts and add them to each bowl of sweet potato. Mix all the ingredients and knead by hand until a smooth, non-sticky dough is formed.

Step 2: How to make sweet potato dessert: Boil the sweet potato balls
- Roll the dough into small, long cylindrical shapes, then cut them into small pieces about 1 cm in length, and shape them into balls. You can combine different colors to create two or three-colored sweet potato balls.
- Next, boil water, add the sweet potato balls to the pot, when they all float to the surface, indicating they are cooked, turn off the heat and transfer them to cold water.
- To prevent the sweet potato balls from sticking together and to extend their shelf life, you should soak them in a little sugar water or honey.

Step 3: Prepare sugar syrup and coconut milk for sweet potato dessert
- Cook palm sugar or brown sugar, rock sugar with 1 liter of filtered water and pandan leaves, adjust the sweetness according to your preference. Add a few slices of thinly sliced ginger to the sugar water pot to add fragrance. When the sugar water boils, turn off the heat and let it cool.
- Use another pot to boil coconut milk with 100ml of filtered water, dissolve 2 teaspoons of tapioca starch with water and add to the pot, stir until the mixture thickens, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
By now, you are close to completing the assorted sweet potato dessert. The dessert will have a sweet taste of sugar water, the characteristic fragrance of ginger, and the sweet, chewy, colorful sweet potato balls. To make the dessert even more appealing, let's move on to making accompanying toppings!

1.2. How to make toppings for sweet potato dessert
Some toppings you can consider for a more appealing dessert include: cassava flour, basil seeds, vermicelli pearls, agar jelly, various types of beans,... Let's see how to make them.
- How to make cassava flour, basil seeds: Soak cassava flour, basil seeds in water for about 15-30 minutes until evenly swollen, for cassava flour, boil for about 5 minutes to remove the sour taste. When not in use, wrap them tightly with plastic wrap and store at room temperature.
- How to make vermicelli pearls: Mix 200-300g of tapioca starch with 100ml of boiling water and knead the dough until smooth. Cut the dough into short pieces or shape into strands, then boil until cooked and soak in sugar water. You can add color to the vermicelli pearls with matcha powder, beetroot powder, cocoa powder,...

- How to make black pearls: In addition to the above two toppings, sweet potato dessert can also be served with black pearls. To save time, use pre-packaged black pearls, just boil them in boiling water until cooked, then soak them in sugar water or honey to complete.
- Various types of seeds: Wash and soak beans, seeds such as: red beans, green beans, white beans, lotus seeds,... Then, cook over low heat until the beans, seeds are soft, avoid stirring vigorously to prevent crushing, add sugar according to your taste. Note, cook the beans, seeds with just enough water, not too watery like a soup. By now, you have completed the recipe for assorted sweet potato dessert. To enjoy, add sweet potato balls with the right amount of sugar water to a glass, decorate with a little coconut milk and toasted sesame seeds on the surface. Add prepared toppings and some ice if you like it cold. Let's enjoy the delicious taste!

2. Tips when making sweet potato dessert 
To successfully make sweet potato dessert, you need to pay attention to the following points:
- When preparing sweet potatoes, it's best to discard the two ends as they tend to be fibrous and can affect the final appearance of the dessert.
- If you prefer chewier and denser sweet potato balls, increase the amount of tapioca starch in the recipe.
- You can use coconut water instead of filtered water to cook the sugar syrup, making the dessert more refreshing.
- Sweet potato balls and toppings made from flour should be stored in sugar water or honey and kept at room temperature, avoid refrigerating them as it will make them hard, losing their chewiness and softness.
- This dessert uses coconut milk, so it's perishable, make only enough for immediate consumption, avoid leaving it overnight.
- To successfully make sweet potato dessert, choose good quality sweet potatoes. You can refer to some information such as:
+ When choosing yellow sweet potatoes, opt for those with slightly reddish-brown outer skin, while for purple sweet potatoes, select ones with a purplish-grayish hue.
+ Good sweet potatoes should be round or elongated without any indentations at the waist. Additionally, pick potatoes that are low in fiber, high in starch, and when pressed, they shouldn't feel too firm.
+ Sweet and high-quality potatoes typically have a layer of powder or soil residue on the skin.
+ Avoid buying potatoes with blemishes, cracks, or excessive scarring as they are indicators of poor quality.
+ Stay away from potatoes that are black or have rotting spots as they are no longer suitable for consumption.
With this recipe for fragrant, refreshing, and cooling sweet potato dessert, wishing you successful cooking endeavors and delightful meals with your family.

+ When selecting yellow sweet potatoes, opt for those with slightly reddish-brown outer skin, while for purple sweet potatoes, choose ones with a purplish-grayish hue.
+ Good sweet potatoes should have a round or elongated shape without any indentations at the waist. Additionally, look for potatoes that are low in fiber, high in starch, and when pressed, they shouldn't feel too firm.
+ Sweet and high-quality potatoes typically have a layer of powder or soil residue on the skin.
+ Avoid purchasing potatoes with blemishes, cracks, or excessive scarring as they are indicators of poor quality.
+ Stay away from potatoes that are black or have rotting spots as they are no longer suitable for consumption.
With the fragrant, refreshing, and cooling sweet potato dessert recipe above, wishing you successful cooking endeavors and delightful meals with your family.