Candied Yams
Directions
- 1Place the sweet potatoes in boiling water and let them boil long enough until you can easily pierce them with a fork, approximately 6 to 10 minutes depending on their size.
- 2Remove the sweet potatoes from the boiling water.
- 3Cut the ends off the sweet potatoes.
- 4Peel the skin off the sweet potatoes.
- 5Slice the peeled sweet potatoes into round pieces.
- 6Transfer the sliced sweet potatoes to a bowl.
- 7Melt butter in a pot over medium-low heat.
- 8Add white sugar to the melted butter.
- 9Add brown sugar to the mixture.
- 10Stir the sugar and butter mixture.
- 11Add pure maple syrup to the mixture.
- 12Add cinnamon, ground ginger, and nutmeg to the mixture.
- 13Stir the spices and other ingredients into the mixture.
- 14Strain fresh orange juice into the pot.
- 15Squeeze fresh lemon juice into the pot.
- 16Stir the sauce until it forms a syrup consistency.
- 17Pour the prepared sauce over the sliced sweet potatoes in the bowl.
- 18Continuously stir the sweet potatoes with the sauce, making sure each piece is coated.
- 19Transfer the coated sweet potatoes and sauce to a baking dish.
- 20Sprinkle extra brown sugar on top of the sweet potatoes.
- 21Sprinkle extra cinnamon on top of the sweet potatoes.
- 22Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
- 23Bake covered for 40 minutes at 350°F.
- 24Remove the foil from the baking dish.
- 25Baste the yams with the sauce using a spoon.
- 26Put the baking dish back into the oven uncovered for 10 minutes to allow the sauce to caramelize onto the yams.
Ingredients
- Medium sized sweet potatoes
- brown sugar
- white sugar
- unsalted butter
- cinnamon
- ground ginger
- nutmeg
- vanilla paste/extract
- pure maple syrup
- fresh orange juice
- fresh lemon juice
Equipment
pottongsknifecutting boardbowlmeasuring cupswooden spoonstrainerbaking dishaluminum foil
Tips
- Do not cook the sweet potatoes all the way through when boiling them.
- Use real maple syrup for maple flavor.
- The citrus juices (orange and lemon) will balance out the sweetness from the sugar and maple syrup, allowing the flavors from the spices to come through.
- Baste the yams with the sauce once they are fully cooked to allow the sauce to caramelize onto them.
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