Easy Candied Yams
My candied yams are cooked with brown sugar and cinnamon on the stove top to create a sweet flavor!
Equipment
- Medium pot
- Sharp knife I recommend a chef's knife
Ingredients
- 3 lbs sweet potatoes
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon orange juice
- Zest of ½ orange
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel and chop sweet potatoes into ¾ inch cubes. Set them aside.
- Place the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, and orange juice in a medium pot and cook it over low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Incorporate the sweet potatoes and stir them to coat. Cover it with a lid and cook over medium heat for 15 -20 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender. Cooking them with the lid on will create a liquid caramel that coats the potatoes. For a thicker sauce, cook them uncovered for an additional 5 minutes to reduce the liquid.
- Once the sweet potatoes are cooked, transfer them to a serving dish and serve them warm.
Notes
- Stir the mixture consistently on low hit so the caramel doesn't burn.
- Cut the sweet potatoes into even cubes so they cook at the same rate.
- Give the caramel sauce time so it can thicken with the starch and the water released from the sweet potatoes. I’ve found under cooking the sauce leaves me with a watery sauce that doesn’t coat the sweet potatoes enough.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 473kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 5gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 305mgFiber: 8gSugar: 48g
This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.
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