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Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Tender sweet potatoes baked in a sticky, buttery brown sugar glaze.

Prep: 15 min Cook: 45 min Total: 60 min 6

Tender sweet potato rounds baked in a buttery brown sugar glaze until sticky, caramelized, and irresistible.

Ingredients

  • 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into rounds
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat and arrange
    Preheat the oven to 375°F and arrange the sweet potato rounds in a buttered baking dish.
  2. 2
    Make the glaze
    Melt the butter in a saucepan, then stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until dissolved.
  3. 3
    Glaze the potatoes
    Stir the vanilla into the glaze, then pour it evenly over the sweet potatoes.
  4. 4
    Bake covered
    Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  5. 5
    Finish uncovered
    Uncover and bake another 15 minutes, basting once, until the potatoes are tender and the glaze is bubbly and caramelized.

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