The Best Candied Yams
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Thanksgiving and Christmas isn't the same without Candied Yams. (Candied Sweet Potatoes)
I love them, from the buttered yams right down to the campfire Marshmallows. You will love this recipe with all the buttery, sweetened, cinnamon flavored sweet potatoes and their glory. What's a great holiday side without a fantastic sweet potato recipe right?
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This recipe can easily be doubled to serve large crowds, family gatherings for
Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter.
This easy Southern candied sweet potatoes recipe is quick, simple, and melt-in-your-mouth good.
Now, if you’re wondering when to serve this candied yam dish, I'd say whenever you can! Have it as a meal or as a Thanksgiving dessert, the choice is yours. I personally think that because sweet potatoes are a vegetable (no matter how you prepare them), you can serve them with any meal and it automatically decreases any guilt you might have because these are so good and good for you!
Candied Yams -
( Marshmallow Sweet Potatoes)
You Will Need:
1. Add 28oz can sweet potatoes (1/4 can of the juice)
2. 6 TBSP Butter (layered on top)
3. 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
4. 1/2 cup Sugar
5. 2 Cinnamon Sticks
6. 1/2 TBSP Vanilla Extract
7. 1/4 to 1/2 cup yam juice
8. 10 of the large Marshmallows
Directions:
Use a large loaf pan, add Yams, 1/4 cup of the yam juice, brown sugar, butter, sugar, vanilla, and Cinnamon sticks. cover with foil and Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 15 more minutes.
Remove Cinnamon Sticks and layer with 10 Large Marshmallows. Place back into the oven and broil 1 to 2 minutes until Marshmallows' are how you like them. I broiled mine for 2 min.
Can you eat canned potatoes out of the can?
Yes, canned potatoes are fully cooked. Turns out a lot of people think you have to cook sweet potatoes before you eat them. But unlike regular potatoes, which contain the dangerous enzyme solanine in their raw state, sweet potatoes can actually be eaten raw.
How do you keep candied yams from being runny?
You may add some cornstarch and water to thicken up the glaze. I recommend mixing 2 tsp cornstarch and 2 tsp water and then stirring it into the glaze. After you add the cornstarch and water let the glaze cook for an additional 10 minutes or until it's thickened.
Storage
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This recipe for Southern candied sweet potatoes can be made up to four days in advance. Just wrap the dish or store it in an airtight container in the fridge and when it’s time, reheat it in the oven.
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If you don’t make it in advance but have leftovers, they’ll last in the fridge for up to four days., and trust me the left overs are even better! They lock in the flavors and are amazing reheated.
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I don’t recommend freezing candied yams, as the sweet potatoes will turn mushy once reheated.
Storage
-
This recipe for Southern candied sweet potatoes can be made up to four days in advance. Just wrap the dish or store it in an airtight container in the fridge and when it’s time, reheat it in the oven.
-
If you don’t make it in advance but have leftovers, they’ll last in the fridge for up to four days., and trust me the left overs are even better! They lock in the flavors and are amazing reheated.
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I don’t recommend freezing candied yams, as the sweet potatoes will turn mushy once reheated.