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Last Updated on April 30, 2025
When I started this recipe, I was thinking of creating something completely different. When I’m developing a recipe, I will taste it periodically throughout the process and make adjustments.
A couple of missteps lead to me creating this Paleo Sticky rice recipe that seriously reminds me of the treat my mom used to make for me when I was growing up. If you love indonesian desserts, you’re going to love this recipe!
Tapioca flour is seriously becoming one of my favorite flours to use. It is so flexible and makes the most bread-like baked goods that I’ve found.
Anyhow, back to my childhood coming right back at me in the form of this dessert.
I remember when my mom would make sticky rice balls or my second favorite Coconut Bliss Balls.
I would wake up in the middle of night and eat as much as a pre-teen could before my stomach would moan in protest, and then I would pass out from happiness in my stomach.
It was a nice visit down memory lane and I’m so glad that the Little can share the same experience with me through this recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup ghee
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon B grade maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato
- 1/2 cup coconut shreds
- 1 cup chia seeds
Instructions
- In a sauce pan combine the water, ghee, vanilla, maple syrup and sea salt
- Bring to a boil.
- Remove from the stove and add the tapioca flour.
- Mix until you have a paste. Then add in the mashed sweet potato and coconut shreds.
- Mix until you have your “rice” dough.
- Pinch off a walnut sized piece and roll into a ball then coat with the chia seeds.
- Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up and then enjoy.
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These sound interesting and very tasty….now I need a snack from home.
the ingredients sounds like something I certainly can put together thanks for the recipe
I’ve never tried anything like this before, but it sounds interesting. 🙂
I have a friend who is really into the Paleo diet — she’d love this recipe!
You may have just made my 4 daughters very, very happy 🙂
I will make these for them as a snack tomorrow….
I hope that they like it! It just smacks of so many memories of my childhood that I gobbled most of it up, lol.
I’ve never heard of sticky rice balls but they sound yummy!
Hi Kelly,
do you have a replacent for the chia seeds as I don’t eat them? Maybe rolling in raw cocoa powder?
Thanks!
Judith
Hrmm. Cocoa does sound really good!
Wow miochi alternative, exciting!
Enjoy Kim!