Delicious Candied Yams Recipe

These candied yams are deliciously sweet, and oven-baked to perfection for the perfect Fall and Winter side dish recipe.Show more

Candied yams have been a southern recipe staple for more than 100 years. While enhancing the sweetness of sweet potatoes or yams has been around since the early days of the US, it’s now most commonly enjoyed for Thanksgiving.

Candied yams are a tasty combination of fat, sugar, and sweet potatoes that are baked until the potatoes are tender and sweet.

Ingredients for this recipe:

• 2 pounds peeled and thickly sliced yams or sweet potatoes
• 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter
• 1 ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• salt to taste

Serves 8

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 90 minutes

Procedures:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
2. Add the yams or sweet potatoes to a large bowl and set them aside.
3. Put the butter, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium-size pan or pot and heat over low heat while whisking until the butter is melted and the mixture is combined.
4. Pour the butter-brown sugar mixture over top of the yams or sweet potatoes in the bowl and thoroughly mix until coated.
5. Transfer the mixture to a 13x9 casserole or a similar-sized baking dish and cover in foil or a lid.
6. Bake in the oven at 375° for 45, remove from the oven, stir and place back in the oven for another 45 minutes or until the yams or sweet potatoes are very tender.

Chef Notes:

Make-Ahead: You can make these up to 1 hour ahead of time. Keep covered and warm before serving.

How to Store: Cover and keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. These do not freeze all that well.

How to Reheat: Place the desired amount into a small casserole dish and cover with foil. Bake in the oven at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until warm. You can also heat in the microwave until warm.

Feel free to use any color sweet potato or yam for this recipe.

You may also add ½ teaspoon of ground ginger and ground cloves to the mix.