Chewy Purple Sweet Potato Squares
pan chinese cuisine
These little purple sweet potato squares pair a chewy glutinous rice flour shell with a milky purple sweet potato mash. A sweet treat that comes together with just a few simple ingredients.
Dottie LangfordRetired schoolteacher in Ohio who lives for church-potluck casseroles and my grandma's butter rolls. If it bakes in a 9x13 pan, I've probably made it twice.Questions & feedback
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Nutrition & allergens
Contains:Milk
Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.
Per serving (12 servings)
- Energy (kcal)
- Unknown
- Protein (g)
- Unknown
- Fat (g)
- Unknown
- Carbs (g)
- Unknown
- Sodium (mg)
- Unknown
Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.
purple sweet potato (peeled weight)紫薯(去皮后净重)
0.67 piece
White- glutinous rice powder白糯米粉
0.47 oz
0.28 oz
milk牛奶
0.18 cup
Techniques you'll use
- Steaming ↗
Cook with moist vapor for tender, clean-tasting results.
- Pan-frying (jian) ↗
Sear food in a shallow layer of oil, one side at a time.
Steps
Slice the washed purple sweet potatoes and steam them in a pot.
✅ Done when: The slices are ready when a chopstick can easily mash through them.
Steam until the slices can be broken apart with a chopstick, which means they are cooked through.
✅ Done when: A chopstick poked into a slice mashes it easily with no firm resistance.
- 3
Step 3
Add two spoonfuls of white sugar to the steamed purple sweet potato.
✅ Done when: The sugar is sprinkled evenly over the hot sweet potato slices.
- 4
Step 4
Mash the sweet potato with the sugar into a smooth paste.
✅ Done when: The mixture is a smooth, lump-free purple mash.
- 5
Step 5
Add half a carton of milk and stir until well combined.
✅ Done when: The milk is fully incorporated into an even, uniform mash.
- 6
Step 6
Transfer one third of the sweet potato mash to another bowl and set it aside.
✅ Done when: One third of the mash sits in a separate bowl, reserved as filling.
- 7
Step 7
Add the glutinous rice flour to the remaining mash a little at a time, in several additions.
✅ Done when: The flour is gradually worked in with no dry streaks remaining.
- 8
Step 8
Keep adding flour until the mixture can be squeezed into a ball that does not stick to your hands.
✅ Done when: The dough forms a pliable ball that releases cleanly from your fingers.
- 9
Step 9
Knead the sweet potato dough into a smooth ball.
✅ Done when: The dough is smooth and holds together as one mass.
- 10
Step 10
Divide the dough evenly into 12 small portions.
✅ Done when: You have 12 roughly equal dough balls on the work surface.
- 11
Step 11
Roll each small dough ball into a flat wrapper.
✅ Done when: Each ball is flattened into a thin, even wrapper.
- 12
Step 12
Wrap a spoonful of the reserved sweet potato mash inside each wrapper.
✅ Done when: The filling is fully enclosed with the wrapper edges sealed.
- 13
Step 13
Shape the remaining pieces the same way, pinching each into a small rectangle.
✅ Done when: All pieces are formed into neat little rectangles with no exposed filling.
Pan-fry the squares in an electric griddle.
✅ Done when: The squares sit on the hot griddle and begin to cook.
Keep flipping the squares until all six sides are cooked through.
✅ Done when: Every side is golden and cooked with no raw spots.
- 16
Step 16
A delicious batch of purple sweet potato squares is ready to serve.
✅ Done when: The squares are plated and ready to eat.
- 17
Step 17
Enjoy them soft, chewy, and sweet.
✅ Done when: Each bite is soft and chewy with a sweet filling.