Steps to Prepare Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Candied Sweet Potatoes is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Candied Sweet Potatoes is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

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Recipe of Candied Sweet Potatoes

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have candied sweet potatoes using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Candied Sweet Potatoes:

1. Prepare 5 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/2" rounds
2. Take 1/2 tsp. salt
3. Prepare 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, sliced in half
4. Make ready 1 cup brown sugar
5. Get 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
6. Prepare 2 tbsp water
7. Prepare 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
8. Make ready 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
10. Take 1 tsp. vanilla extract

When sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel potatoes and cut into wedges. Brush a medium baking dish with butter. In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium. Whisk in the brown sugar, apple cider, bourbon if using, and cinnamon.

Instructions

Steps to make Candied Sweet Potatoes:

1. Place the sliced potatoes into a greased 9x13" baking pan and sprinkle the salt over them. Toss to coat and preheat the oven to 375°F. In a small saucepan, place the remaining ingredients except for the vanilla over medium-high heat and stir until the butter has melted and its come to a low boil.
2. Let it boil, undisturbed, for 2 minutes, then remove it from the heat, stir in the vanilla and pour it evenly over the potatoes. Give them a toss, then place them into the oven for a total time of 1 hour. After the first 20 minutes, take them out, give them a stir and cover the pan with foil for the remaining baking time. Take them out to stir again at the 40 minute mark.
3. Once the hour is up, the potatoes should be very tender. The sauce will seem very thin, but will thicken as they cool. Let them cool uncovered for 10 or so minutes, then serve.

Candied Sweet Potatoes are just that, sweet and tender, juicy, bright orange sweet potatoes that will warm your home and melt in your mouth! Sweet potatoes are the perfect side dish this holiday season! If you love sweet potatoes as much as I do try this Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Honey Cinnamon Butter Sweet Potatoes or The Best Sweet Potato Casserole. Cover potatoes with water, bring to a boil. When cooled, peel and cut into chunks.

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