Description
Southern candied yams baked until tender in a buttery brown sugar glaze with warm spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 sweet potatoes (about 1.5 pounds), peeled and sliced
- 5 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Peel, rinse, and slice sweet potatoes into 1/2 to 1 inch rounds.
- Grease a baking dish with butter and arrange potatoes evenly.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Stir in sugars, spices, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour glaze over sweet potatoes and cover with foil.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove foil, stir gently, increase heat to 425°F.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes until tender and glazed.
Notes
- Slice sweet potatoes evenly for consistent cooking.
- Let the dish rest before serving so the glaze thickens.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg