Candied Yams

Sweet potatoes cooked in butter, brown sugar, and warm spices.

Ingredients

• 4.00 l arge sweet potatoes , peeled and sliced
• 0.50 cup butter
• 1.00 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup orange juice
• 1.00 tsp cinnamon
• 0.25 tsp nutmeg
• 0.25 tsp vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• mini marshmallows

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 375°F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.

2. 2

   Arrange sweet potato slices in prepared dish.

3. 3

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

4. 4

   Stir in brown sugar, orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and salt.

5. 5

   Cook until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth.

6. 6

   Pour over sweet potatoes.

7. 7

   Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove foil, baste with sauce, and bake 20 more minutes until potatoes are very tender and glazed.

9. 9

   Top with marshmallows and broil until golden if desired.

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