Candied Yams Recipe
This stove-top candied yams recipe, actually uses sweet potatoes and a few other simple ingredients with a secret ingredient that makes this holiday side dish the best!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 724kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes
- ½ cup butter 1 stick
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 large orange, the zest and juices only or two small oranges
Instructions
- Slice potatoes in to round slices that about half an inch thick. (You may want to peel your potatoes before slicing if you don't prefer the skins.)
- Add butter to a saucepan or pot, that will be large enough to fit all of the potatoes in eventually. Cook the butter over medium-high heat until the butter has turned a golden brown.
- While the butter is cooking, you can zest your orange. Using a zester or cheese grater, zest the skins of your oranges and set aside. Slice the orange in half.
- Add orange zest to the butter, and squeeze the orange over the butter, getting all of the juice out that you can. (Watch for seeds!)Add the remaining ingredients except the sliced sweet potatoes and stir, and bring to a boil.
- Add sliced sweet potatoes, lower heat to a simmer/low, and cover the pot and allow the potatoes to cook for about an hour, or utnil they're tender when pierced with a fork.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 724kcal | Carbohydrates: 126g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 462mg | Potassium: 855mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 88g | Vitamin A: 32917IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 2mg
