Description
Sweet, buttery, melt in your mouth soul food style candied yams. Perfect side dish for a soulful Thanksgiving dinner.
Ingredients
- 4 Lbs Sweet Potatoes, diced
- 1/2 Cup Butter
- 1–1/4 Cups Karo Light Corn Syrup
- 1/4 Cup Honey
- 2 Tbs Vanilla
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
- 1 Tbs Cinnamon
- 1/4 Tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
Instructions
- Peel the skin from the sweet potatoes.
- Slice and dice them into relatively even-sized shapes of your choice.
- Add a little salt and lemon juice to a large bowl of cool water.
- Add the sweet potatoes and soak for 10-15 minutes, then rinse well.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Create the candied sauce: Add the syrup, honey, sugar, and half of the spices to the baking dish and stir well.
- Add the sweet potatoes.
- Top with the butter and the remaining spices.
- Cover with aluminum foil and place in the oven.
- Bake for 1 hr and 30 minutes, then remove the aluminum foil.
- Stir well.
- Bake for 30 more minutes, then remove.
