Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
Recipe by Pam Reed from allrecipes.com
Dinner,Side Dish 1 Hr. 20 Mins.
Ingredients
12
12 servings
- •6 large sweet potatoes
- •0.5 cup butter
- •2 cups white sugar
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- •salt to taste
- •1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Peel and cut sweet potatoes into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes.
- Mix sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl; pour over potatoes and stir until well-combined. Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are "candied" and tender, about 1 hour. The sauce will darken as it cooks.
- Stir in vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 397
- Carbohydrate: 79g
- Fat: 8g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 43g
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