Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes

Name: Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 95 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes; 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 teaspoon salt

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This is the classic sweet potato recipe that my grandmother serves each year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's very simple, yet each time I make it people rave and ask for the recipe. Embarrassingly simple & quite delicious!

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 1h 35m

Serves 8

Difficulty Easy

🛒 Ingredients

6 yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes

1/2 cup butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon salt

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 8

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 294

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11.7g 15%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 415mg 18%

Total Carbohydrate 47.2g 17%

Dietary Fiber 3.2g 11%

Total Sugars 33g

Protein 2.1g 4%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Place whole sweet potatoes in a steamer over a couple of inches of boiling water, and cover.

Cook until tender, about 30 minutes.

Drain and cool.

Peel, and slice sweet potatoes lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices.

Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, water and salt.

When the sauce is bubbly and sugar is dissolved, pour over potatoes.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, occasionally basting the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar sauce.