Easy Southern Side Dishes

Sweet Potato Croquettes

3 cups of cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
¼ cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ cup crushed pineapple, drained
2 eggs, used separately
bread crumbs

1. Combine sweet potatoes, butter, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, pineapple and 1 egg. 
2. Shape into 1 ½ inch balls.
3. Roll balls into a beaten egg, then into bread crumbs.
4. Fry in hot fat (375 degrees) until browned.  Drain on paper towels  and serve hot.