Sweet potatoes give the traditional latke a nice fall twist.
Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are an amazingly nutritious food and are very versatile with how you can prepare and eat them.
Recipe Summary Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
Traditional sweet potato recipe. It is usually served as a side dish.Ingredients | Sweet Potato Recipes
6 large sweet potatoes
½ cup butter
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
salt to taste
Directions
Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.
Info | Sweet Potato Recipes
prep:
20 mins
cook:
1 hr
total:
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
12
Yield:
12 servings
TAG : Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
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