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Southern Candied Yams Recipe
Cook Time
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 hour
Ready in: 1 hour 20 min
Yields: serves10 to 12
Ingredients
- 6 large Yams/sweet potatoes, cubed
- 1/2 stick Unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup Light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup Confectioners sugar
- 3 cups Hot water
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
- Wash & peel sweet potatoes/yams; Cut potatoes into medium/large chunks. Set aside
- You will need a 13 x 9 baking dish. Pour and mix all of the sugars into the dish.
- Add cinnamon & nutmeg into mixed sugars. Pour melted butter and gently mix with sugar mixture.
- Pour hot water into 13 x 9 baking dish and allow water to dissolve the sugars. Gently stir to blend together well :)
- Lightly lay the sweet potatoes/yams into baking dish. Spoon some of the juices from the pan evenly on potatoes. Cover with aluminum foil 7 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hr. Enjoy:)
Optional Toppings:
- Chopped pecan
- Miniature marshmallows
- Flaked coconut
These are delicious to add on top ,if your looking for more of a dessert .Sprinkle toppings to suit your taste. I prefer an abundance of miniature marshmallows! Happy eating :)
* Nutritional facts change with optional toppings
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 111g | |
| Calories | 204 |
| Calories from Fat | 45 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Fat 5 g | 8% |
| Carbohydrates 40 g | 13% |
| Sugar 15 g | |
| Fiber 4 g | 16% |
| Protein 2 g | 4% |
| Cholesterol 12 mg | 4% |
| Sodium 45 mg | 2% |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
