Go Back
–+ servings
Print

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Course Potatoes, Side dishes
Keyword Side dishes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 6 medium sweet potatoes peeled, sliced and cooked*, or use caned Yams
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 cans yams (40 oz), obtional

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add peeled sweet potatoes, and boil for about 4 minutes. Remove from water, and cut into 1/2 inch slices. (If using can yams, skip this part :) )
  • Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
  • Put brown sugar in a bowl. add sliced sweet potatoes to the bowl and roll until completely covered with brown sugar. Then place them in the hot skillet
  • Fry until golden brown, fork tender, and caramelized, turning occasionally. Serve hot.

Notes

Brown Sugar Candied Sweet Potatoes 2

Brown Sugar Cadied Sweet Potatoes
  • Total: 50 mins
  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yield: 4 potatoes (4 servings)
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)
These sweet potatoes are cooked with a brown sugar and butter sauce in a skillet.
Candied sweet potatoes are a relatively light alternative to a heavier sweet potato casserole. Feel free to add a little cinnamon for spiced sweet potatoes, or add some pecan halves to the syrup with the sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes are cooked just until tender and then they're simmered in a brown sugar syrup until glazed to perfection.
Brown Sugar Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe ingredients
Ingredients
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes (cooked just until tender but firm (see below))
  • Kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
Steps to Make It
  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Let the cooked sweet potatoes (see below) cool until they are cool enough to handle. You can run cold water over them to speed up the cooling process.
    Brown Sugar Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe
  3. Peel the cooled sweet potatoes cut them in half or into chunks and sprinkle lightly with salt.
  4. In a large skillet mix brown sugar with water and butter. Bring to a full boil.
  5. Place potato halves or chunks in syrup and reduce the heat to low.
  6. Cook the sweet potatoes over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes or until sweet potatoes are well glazed and candied.
     

How to Cook Sweet Potatoes

  1. Microwave: Scrub the sweet potatoes and pierce them in several places. Place them on a microwave-safe plate and microwave at 100 percent power for about 4 minutes, or just until
  2. fork tender but still quite firm. Put them in cold water and let stand until cool enough to handle.Brown Sugar Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe
  3. Stovetop: Put washed unpeeled sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cover th
    1. fork tender but still quite firm. Put them in cold water and let stand until cool enough to handle.Stovetop: Put washed unpeeled sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cover the pan. Boil gently until the sweet potatoes are slightly tender but still firm, about 20 minutes. Cover them with cold water to stop the cooking. Slip the skins off when the potatoes are cool enough to handle.
  6. e pan. Boil gently until the sweet potatoes are slightly tender but still firm, about 20 minutes. Cover them with cold water to stop the cooking. Slip the skins off when the potatoes are cool enough to handle.

Brown Sugar Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Tips and Variations

  • Replace the water with apple juice, orange juice, pineapple juice, or apple cider.
  • Add 1 cup of toasted pecan halves to the syrup with the sweet potatoes.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon or a few cinnamon sticks to the boiling syrup.
    Brown Sugar Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe ingredients