Sides
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Tender sweet potatoes baked in a sticky, buttery brown sugar glaze.
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
Instructions
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1
Preheat and arrangePreheat the oven to 375°F and arrange the sweet potato rounds in a buttered baking dish.
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2
Make the glazeMelt the butter in a saucepan, then stir in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until dissolved.
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3
Glaze the potatoesStir the vanilla into the glaze, then pour it evenly over the sweet potatoes.
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4
Bake coveredCover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
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5
Finish uncoveredUncover and bake another 15 minutes, basting once, until the potatoes are tender and the glaze is bubbly and caramelized.
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