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Crockpot Candied Yams
If you're looking to save oven space and have the perfect thanksgiving side dish, make these amazing slow cooker candied yams. A blend of warm spices, brown sugar, and butter coat the tender sweet potatoes in a sweet glaze, it's one of my favorite recipes for the holiday season.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8 side servings
Calories: 199 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
African-American Fusion
Ingredients
- 5 sweet potatoes peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 8 tbsp butter salted or unsalted
Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients into your slow cooker.
- Set the slow cooker on 'high' for 3-4 hours, and cover with its lid.
- Stir all the ingredients after 2 hours and put the lid back on.
- At 3 hours, check the candied yams for tenderness. If not soft, keep cooking for another hour.
- Serve the candied yams hot.
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Notes
- Store the crockpot sweet potatoes and their syrup in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- To reheat, place the candied yams into a casserole dish and warm them in a 325 degree F oven for 10 minutes, until warmed through.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
199kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
180mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
23g
(46%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8side servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 199
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 199kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 180mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.