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Baked Candied Yams
These tender baked candied yams in a delicious brown sugar glaze are the ultimate Thanksgiving and holiday favorite recipe to share.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 430 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 pounds orange yams peeled and cut in half/cubed or other sweet potato
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ⅔ cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ salt
Instructions
- Grease a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Peel the yams with a peeler. Slice the yams in half the long way. Slice into half in half moon shaped pieces. Add all yams to the baking dish.
- In a medium-sized bowl add the melted butter, brown sugar, white sugar, orange juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt. Stir until well mixed.
- Pour the butter and sugar mixture over the yams. Gently stir to coat the yams evenly with butter.
- Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the baking dish and baste the yams with the butter sauce with a silicone brush or spoon.
- Return the baking dish to the oven and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes or until sweet potatoes are golden and tender when pierced with a fork. Serve and enjoy! The sauce will continue to thicken as the yams begin to cool.
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Notes
- In the US all “yams” are in fact sweet potatoes but are often labeled yam in the grocery store. Look for a fleshy orange yam or sweet potato for this recipe. Other colors of sweet potatoes such as ruby red, purple or white work for this recipe. Traditional Caribbean “yams” with a rough outer skin do not work as well for this recipe.
- As the sweet potatoes cool the sauce will become slightly thicker. If you prefer more of a liquidy glaze, use 1/2 cup orange juice instead of 1/3.
- Add marshmallows to your candied yams if you prefer. After cooking is finished Increase the temperature in the oven to 450. Add 3-4 cups of mini marshmallows to the top of the yams. Bake for 2-3 minutes or until the marshmallows have just begun to brown.
Nutrition Information
Calories
430kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
86g
(29%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
97mg
(4%)
Potassium
1444mg
(41%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
39g
(78%)
Vitamin A
519IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
34mg
(38%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 430
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 430kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 86g | 29% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 97mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 1444mg | 31% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 39g | 78% |
| Vitamin A | 519IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 34mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.