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candied yams
Erin Antoniak

Candied Yams

5 from 2 votes
Bring the flavor of Thanksgiving to your dinner table a little bit early with this candied yams recipe. This deliciously sweet and savory recipe is made with a blend of sweet potatoes, butter, sugar, and plenty of spices. Whether enjoying it as a side dish or dessert, it’s sure to become a favorite in your house.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: dinner, gluten-free, holiday, Side Dish, sweet potato
Cuisine: American
Calories: 361
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 5 large sweet potatoes ~2lbs
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 8 oz mini marshmallows

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375F and grease 9x9 dish. Alternatively use a 9x13.
  2. Peel and chop sweet potatoes in 1/2 inch rounds. Add sweet potato rounds to dish.
  3. In a saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat. Once melted, add sugars, orange juice, cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Stir until boiling. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and let cook an additional 5 minutes or until syrup has thickened slightly. Turn off heat.
  4. Pour syrup over sweet potatoes and coat each potato as best you can.
  5. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Take off foil and baste sweet potatoes with syrup. Bake another 50-55 minutes uncovered. Baste with sauce every 15 minutes.
  6. Add marshmallows with 10 minutes left. Let cool slightly before serving!

Nutrition

Calories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 316mgPotassium: 508mgFiber: 5gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 20312IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1mg

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