Candy Sweet Potatoes

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Peel the large sweet potatoes.
  2. 2Slice the peeled sweet potatoes into approximately half-inch chunks.
  3. 3Rinse the sliced sweet potatoes.
  4. 4Add the rinsed sweet potatoes to a pot.
  5. 5Add butter, sugar, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt to the pot with the sweet potatoes.
  6. 6Put the pot on low heat and let the sweet potatoes cook until they are fork-tender.
  7. 7Alternatively, place the sweet potatoes in a baking dish and layer them with brown sugar, regular sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, salt, and orange juice.
  8. 8Cover the baking dish loosely with foil and bake in a 375-degree oven.
  9. 9After about 30 minutes, collect some of the leftover juice from the baked sweet potatoes.
  10. 10Pour the collected juice into a saucepan.
  11. 11Add a little bit of cornstarch to the juice in the saucepan and mix it all up.
  12. 12Cook the mixture in the saucepan until it gets nice and thick to create the glaze.
  13. 13Pour the glaze all over the candied sweet potatoes after they come out of the oven and are fork-tender.

Ingredients

  • Sweet potatoes
  • Butter
  • Sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Nutmeg
  • Cinnamon
  • Vanilla extract
  • Salt
  • Orange juice
  • Cornstarch

Equipment

KnifeCutting boardColanderPotStoveBaking dishFoilOvenSaucepanSpoon

Tips

  • Ensure all sweet potato chunks are evenly sized before rinsing.
  • The glaze can also be used on wings.
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