Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes recipe

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Ingredients

6 yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes
½ cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup water
1 teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

294 calories
carbohydrate: 47.2 g
cholesterol: 30.5 mg
fat: 11.7 g
fiber: 3.2 g
protein: 2.1 g
saturatedFat: 7.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 415.2 mg
sugar: 33 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Place whole sweet potatoes in a steamer over a couple of inches of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool.

  3. Peel, and slice sweet potatoes lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.

  4. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, water and salt. When the sauce is bubbly and sugar is dissolved, pour over potatoes.

  5. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, occasionally basting the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar sauce.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This is the classic sweet potato recipe that my grandmother serves each year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's very simple, yet each time I make it people rave and ask for the recipe. Embarrassingly simple & quite delicious!

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