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Candied Yams Recipe
Candied Yams Recipe is the perfect side dish to serve this Thanksgiving and Christmas. The buttery sauce makes these yams so delicious.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Let Cool
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 300 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Sweet potatoes - about 5 large sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 8 tablespoons 1 stick salted butter
Instructions
- Heat Oven - Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish and set it aside.
- Wash, peel, and slice the sweet potatoes into ½-inch thick rounds.
- Place the sweet potatoes in the buttered baking dish and set them aside.
- Heat the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat until the butter melts.
- Stir in the vanilla extract and remove the pan from the heat.
- Pour the butter and sugar mixture over the sweet potatoes and use a wooden spoon to stir the sweet potatoes and make sure each potato slice is coated in the syrup.
- Cover the pan with foil and bake the yams in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, remove the foil from the pan, carefully spoon some of the cooking syrup over the yams, and continue cooking the yams, uncovered, for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork and the cooking liquid is syrupy.
- Allow the candied yams to cool for about 10 minutes and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
300kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
48g
(16%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
30mg
(10%)
Sodium
187mg
(8%)
Potassium
596mg
(17%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
24482IU
(490%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 300
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 300kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 48g | 16% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 187mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 596mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 24482IU | 490% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.