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Candied Yams
Warm, spicy, and smothered in brown sugar butter sauce, Southern-style candied yam recipes like this one just can’t be beat!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 388 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 6 yams peeled and sliced ⅓" thick (approx 3 ½ pounds)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- In a large high-sided skillet, add butter and set over medium-high heat. When the butter is melted add the yams and toss to combine.
- Add the brown sugar and spices to the skillet. Stir to combine.
- When the sugar is melted, lower the heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- As the yams cook they will start to soften, so be careful when stirring that you don’t break up the yams.
- When the yams are fully cooked and the sauce is thick, add kosher salt to taste.
- Serve hot.
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Notes
- Keep leftover candied yams in the refrigerator for 5 days. They will also freeze for up to a year.
Nutrition Information
Serving
6g
Calories
388
(19%)
Carbohydrates
62g
(21%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
84mg
(4%)
Potassium
487mg
(14%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
41g
(82%)
Vitamin A
18916IU
(378%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
77mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 388
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6g | |
| Calories | 388 | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 487mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 18916IU | 378% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.