Kue don, sugared sweet potato sticks

Kue don, sugared sweet potato sticks

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Kue don are Indonesian-style sweet potato sticks made from mashed sweet potato and cassava flour, then deep-fried until crispy, and finally rolled in palm…

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Kue don is a traditional dessert made with mashed sweet potato and cassava flour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Calories749 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodDeep-fried
  • Estimated cost$25.24 $2.52 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people
  • $1.60
  • $0.39
  • $23.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the sweet potatoes, peel them, and then mash them finely.
  2. Mix the mashed potatoes with cassava flour. ≈ 4 min
  3. Knead until a firm dough forms, then shape into sticks about the size of a finger. ≈ 10 min
  4. Fry until they are golden brown and crispy.
  5. Coat the sticks with sugar semolina or palm sugar to give them a brown color.

The bill

Kue don, sugared sweet potato sticks

  • 1 kg of dried cassava flour (tepung gaplek)$1.60
  • 500 g of sugar$0.39
  • 2.5 kg of sweet potatoes (yuca)$23.25

Total$25.24

that's $2.52 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories749 kcal
Fat1.1 g
Saturated fat0.1 g
Carbohydrates164.1 g
Sugars61.8 g
Fiber11 g
Protein13.9 g
Salt0.38 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of dried cassava flour (tepung gaplek)
  • 500 g of sugar
  • 2.5 kg of sweet potatoes (yuca)

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