Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes

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5 from 7 votes

Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes roasted with brown sugar, butter, pecans and warm spices then topped with gooey marshmallow

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: dinner

Cuisine: american

Servings: people

Calories: 310kcal

Author: Krista Stechman

Equipment

oven
peeler

Ingredients

Sweet Potato Mix

2 lbs sweet potatoes sliced into ¼-inch-thick rounds
½ cup brown sugar
¾ tsp kosher salt
⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
⅛ tsp cloves ground
½ cup pecans rough chop
7 tablespoon unsalted butter cut into small cubes

Topping

1 cup marshmallows optional

Instructions

Prepping the Sweet Potatoes

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Peel and slice the sweet potatoes then layer them into a 10x7 baking dish
Top sweet potatoes with brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves and pecan. Toss to coat
Dot sweet potato mix with cubes of butter
Bake 35-45 minutes, gently stirring every 10-15 minutes to coat the sweet potatoes in the brown sugar glaze. The sweet potatoes are done when a knife or fork easily slides through but they still hold their shape

Top with Marshmallows

Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven, top with marshmallows if using and bake another 3-5 minutes until marshmallows are puffed and slightly brown
Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

Sweet potatoes can be baked without marshmallows up to 48 hours ahead of time. Allow to cool then refrigerate tightly wrapped in plastic wrap. Reheat covered with foil at 350°F until hot then add marshmallows and bake uncovered an additional 3-5 minutes until marshmallows have puffed up and slightly browned.

Scatter butter cubes evenly over the sweet potatoes so they melt and mix with the brown sugar and sweet potato juices to form a mouthwatering glaze.

Watch the marshmallows closely. Do not walk away after placing marshmallows in the oven to brown. They go from melty to burnt very quickly.

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