“Traditional yummy southern candied sweet potatoes recipe that is easy to prepare. It is usually served as a side dish.”
Prep: 20 m Cook: 1 h Ready In 1 h 20 m
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To make this Yummy Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes, You’ll need the following Ingredients:
Ingredients:
6 large sweet potatoes
½ cup butter
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
2. Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
3. Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are “candied”. They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also, the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.
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Yummy Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
Equipment
- Oven
- Large Bow
- Baking pan
Ingredients
- 6 large sweet potatoes
- ½ cup butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
- Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
- Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also, the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.