Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes roasted with brown sugar, butter, pecans and warm spices then topped with gooey marshmallow
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 310kcal
Equipment
- oven
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Mix
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes peeled, cut into ¼ circles
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¾ tsp kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp cloves ground
- ½ cup pecans rough chop
- 7 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 inch 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, stirring every 10-15 minutes
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 peeled and cut up to 48 hours ahead of time. Stored peeled and cut sweet potatoes in the fridge in an airtight container.
When dotting sweet potatoes with butter, just put a small marble sized chunk of butter sporadically over the potatoes.
Do not walk away after placing marshmallows in the oven to brown. They go from melty to burnt very quickly.
Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 430mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 16398IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg
