Purple Potato Yam Cake
Release time : 02/19/2026 09:30:05
Purple sweet potatoes, also known as black sweet potatoes, have a purple to dark purple flesh.
It is not only rich in the nutritional components of ordinary sweet potatoes but also contains selenium and cyanidin.
Purple sweet potato will become one of the main raw materials for anthocyanins.
Purple sweet potato is rich in nutrients and has special health functions. Its protein and amino acids are very easily digested and absorbed by the human body.
Vitamin A in it can improve eyesight and skin's mucosal epithelial cells. Vitamin C can make collagen protein normal synthesis, prevent and cure scurvy. Anthoxanthin is a natural strong anti-free radical agent.
How to make purple sweet potato and yam cake, which contains 495 kcal of purple sweet potatoes, 280 kcal of yams, 155.6 kcal of brown sugar, 64.2 kcal of honey, and 27 kcal of milk, with much lower calories than ordinary cakes.
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Ingredients: 1 pound of purple sweet potatoes, 1 root of Chinese yams, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of honey, 50ml of milk, 1 tablespoon of gelatin powder.
Instructions: 1. Peel the purple sweet potato and the yam, and boil them in a small amount of water until they are soft.
Purple sweet potatoes tend to spoil easily, so we should put them aside first.
2. Drain the cooked purple sweet potatoes and yams separately into two bowls, mash them into paste.
Sweet potatoes mixed with brown sugar, sweet potatoes mixed with honey and milk.
3. The water used to boil the purple sweet potatoes and yams (only about 50ml) was left behind, and when it had completely dissolved the gelatin powder, it was divided into two parts and then added to the purple sweet potato and yam mixtures, causing the yams to turn a light purple color.
4. First, pour the purple sweet potato paste into the mold and level it out, then pour in the yam paste and put it in the refrigerator.
Purple sweet potato and pumpkin porridge: Pumpkin is sweet, warm in nature, and belongs to the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of nourishing the middle and strengthening qi, clearing heat, and detoxifying. It is suitable for spleen deficiency qi weakness, malnutrition, lung abscess, and burn injuries.
The "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that it "supplements the center and boosts qi."
Pumpkin contains 瓜氨酸,精氨酸,麦门冬素及维生素A,B,C, pectin and cellulose.
Now, let's take a closer look at how to make pumpkin and sweet potato porridge with Momnetnag.
1. After the sweet potato is steamed and peeled, it is placed in a ziplock bag, then flattened with a rolling pin.
2. Add an appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour and water to the purple sweet potato, kneading it until the surface is smooth.
3. Roll the purple sweet potato balls into small dumplings.
4. Peel and steam the pumpkin until it's cooked.
5. Place the cooked pumpkin into a blender and blend until it becomes a smooth paste.
6. Put the millet into a clay pot, add about five times as much hot water as it needs.
(Or boil it in clear water) 7. Bring to a boil over high heat, skimming off the foam on top, then simmer over low heat.
8. Add pumpkin puree to Xiaomi.
Be sure to stir the rice during cooking so it doesn't stick to the pan.
9. As the millet porridge gradually thickens, add the purple sweet potato pudding and continue to cook for another 5 minutes before serving.
Purple Sweet Potato and Taro Balls Taro balls are currently very popular.
Moreover, it's simple to make and healthy ingredients, very suitable for home DIY.
Eru-pan is a leisure snack from Taiwan, which has become the typical dessert of Taiwanese sweets with its healthful ingredients made of coarse grains and its delicious and elastic texture.
As a foodie who craves the pleasure of indulging without restraint, but also enjoys making their own meals at home and ensuring they are well-cooked, self-reliance in the kitchen is the best option.
Try it out for yourself! 1. Yutang (285g), sweet potato (260g), purple sweet potato (290g, net weight after peeling) 2. Preparing red and white sweet potato starch, which is usually available in the condiment section of your supermarket.
3. Cut the sweet potato, purple sweet potato, and taro into slices and steam them in a serving dish.
Purple sweet potatoes are most unstable in color and can easily be stained, so they must be separated.
4. After steaming, crush the sweet potatoes into a paste and add 30 grams of white sugar.
5. Add 120 grams of sweet potato starch.
6. Add 30 grams of potato starch.
7. Knead the dough into a ball shape, and I added 30 grams of water; you should add the water gradually, as adding too much can make it too wet, just enough to make a ball is fine.
8. The mash is well-kneaded.
9. Follow this method to make the purple sweet potato balls and taro balls separately.
10. Take a small chunk of sweet potato and knead it into a long, thin strip, then cut it into 1cm-long segments.
When kneading it into a ball, sprinkle some potato starch to prevent sticking.
11. Cut the three colors separately and do the same with the taro root; the taro root is the hardest to handle. 12. Once the water boils, add the sweet potato balls and simmer over medium heat until they float to the surface, then cook for another 1-2 minutes.
13. Soak the purple sweet potatoes and taro balls separately, which will result in a cleaner and more appealing color. You can also combine them for cooking.
14. Cut the jelly into small pieces and mix it with the three balls of balls, pour in coconut milk.
The nutritional value of purple sweet potato is rich, it contains high-quality protein, 18 kinds of easily digested and absorbed amino acids, vitamin C, B, A and other 8 kinds of vitamins and more than 10 kinds of natural mineral elements such as phosphorus and iron.
It has a high content of iron and selenium.
Below, let's take Mom.com to introduce the benefits and functions of purple sweet potatoes.
1. Preventing and treating cancer.
Purple sweet potato is rich in selenium and iron which are essential elements for anti-fatigue, anti-aging, blood replenishment. Especially selenium is called "anticancer king", it can be easily absorbed by the body and stay in serum to repair myocardium, enhance immunity and eliminate free radicals, inhibit DNA synthesis and cell division of cancer cells, prevent occurrence of stomach and liver cancer.
2. Promote gastrointestinal motility.
Purple sweet potato is rich in cellulose, which can increase the volume of feces and promote gastrointestinal motility. It helps clear stagnation mucus, air, and decomposition products from the intestinal cavity, expelling toxic substances and carcinogens from feces, maintaining smooth bowel movements, improving the digestive tract environment, and preventing the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases.
3. Beneficial for weight loss and slimming.
Eating purple sweet potatoes will not lead to weight gain, on the contrary, they can help you lose weight, beautify, prevent sub-health, and detoxify.
100 grams of fresh purple sweet potato only contains 0.2 grams of fat, produces 99 kcal of heat energy, which is about one third of rice, is a good low-fat, low-calorie food, and can effectively prevent the transformation of sugar into fat, which is conducive to weight loss and beauty.
4. Enhance immunity.
Purple sweet potato contains a large amount of mucopolysaccharide, it can prevent the contraction of connective tissue in liver and kidney, improve immunity, and prevent collagen disease.
The minerals contained in purple sweet potato play a very important role in maintaining and regulating human functions.
The calcium and magnesium in it can prevent osteoporosis.
The medical information provided in this text is for reference only and should not be used to make decisions about health care.
If discomfort is experienced, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. For accurate diagnosis and treatment, consult a medical professional in person.