Thick sweet potato pieces are covered in a butter and sugar mixture and baked until soft. They are wonderfully sweet and flavored with a little cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
Serve this easy sweet potatoes recipe with pork stir fry or Baked Chicken Legs and Roasted mushrooms for the perfect meal!
HOW DO MAKE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES?
cut up some sweet potatoes into slices or chunks and put them in a baking dish. Make a sauce by mixing together brown sugar, butter and spices. Pour that delicious sauce over the sweet potatoes and toss them until coated.. with and bake for 50-60 minutes.
These Candied Sweet Potatoes are the perfect sweet side dish to serve at Thanksgiving! If you’ve ever wondered how to make candied sweet potatoes, this is the ultimate recipe.
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candied sweet potatoes
- oven
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
- 4-5 sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- In a small saucepan, combine syrup, water, brown sugar and spices. Bring to a boil, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
- Peel and cut the potatoes into large 1" chunks. Arrange potatoes in a 13 x 9 baking pan, pour syrup mixture over the top, and stir until potatoes are coated. Dot butter over top.
- Bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender, stirring 3-4 times during to make sure the potatoes are coated evenly.
love sweet potatoes, this is wonderful, thank you, yes prefer a savory version over a sweet.
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