Sweet Potato / Candied Yam

Name: Sweet Potato / Candied Yam
Total time: 75 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 large sweet potatoes; 2 sticks butter; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 0.5 cup sugar; cinnamon; 1 can juice from sliced peaches

1h 15m

Serves 1

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Sweet Potato / Candied Yam

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1h 15m

Serves 1

Directions

1Drop five large sweet potatoes into boiling water.
2Boil the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes to make them easier to cut and peel; do not cook them until tender.
3Remove the sweet potatoes from the pot and let them cool off.
4Add two sticks of butter and one cup of dark brown sugar to a saucepan.
5Bring the butter and brown sugar mixture to a slight boil, then remove it from the heat.
6Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into small chunks.
7Sprinkle about a half cup or less of sugar over the cut sweet potatoes.
8Add a sprinkle of cinnamon over the sweet potatoes.
9Pour the juice from a can of sliced peaches (in heavy syrup) over the sweet potatoes.
10Pour the brown sugar mixture over the sweet potatoes.
11Bake the sweet potatoes uncovered at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about an hour or until tender.

Ingredients

5 large sweet potatoes
2 sticks butter
1 cup dark brown sugar
0.5 cup sugar
cinnamon
1 can juice from sliced peaches

Equipment

pottongsstrainersaucepanwooden spoonbaking dishoven

Tips

Boil sweet potatoes for 15 minutes to make them easier to cut and peel.
Use dark brown sugar for the sauce.
Cut sweet potatoes into small chunks for even syrup distribution.
Use the juice from canned sliced peaches in heavy syrup for elevation.

Sweet Potato / Candied Yam

1h 15m

Serves 1

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Sweet Potato / Candied Yam

tiktok.com

1h 15m

Serves 1

Directions

1Drop five large sweet potatoes into boiling water.
2Boil the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes to make them easier to cut and peel; do not cook them until tender.
3Remove the sweet potatoes from the pot and let them cool off.
4Add two sticks of butter and one cup of dark brown sugar to a saucepan.
5Bring the butter and brown sugar mixture to a slight boil, then remove it from the heat.
6Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into small chunks.
7Sprinkle about a half cup or less of sugar over the cut sweet potatoes.
8Add a sprinkle of cinnamon over the sweet potatoes.
9Pour the juice from a can of sliced peaches (in heavy syrup) over the sweet potatoes.
10Pour the brown sugar mixture over the sweet potatoes.
11Bake the sweet potatoes uncovered at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about an hour or until tender.