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Candied Sweet Potatoes

Candied Sweet Potatoes is an easy side dish recipe that tastes like a dessert. Tender sweet potato rounds are covered in a rich, buttery glaze. It’s so decadent!

Candied Sweet Potatoes - An easy side dish recipe that tastes like a dessert. Tender sweet potato rounds are covered in a rich, buttery glaze.


Candied Sweet Potatoes

This recipe could easily double as a dessert. I have it labelled as a side dish since that is how I typically serve sweet potatoes. It’s not traditional for a dessert, but, hey, whatever works. It’s like sweet potatoes covered in a butterscotch sauce. I’m not even joking. 

If you like Sweet Potato Pie, you will like this recipe. Even my friend who isn’t that fond of sweet potatoes said this recipe was the bomb. She took home a helping in a plastic container because she liked it so much.

Candied Sweet Potatoes - An easy side dish recipe that tastes like a dessert. Tender sweet potato rounds are covered in a rich, buttery glaze.

Is it the healthiest recipe? No….but a little indulgence is ok in my books. My family agrees, too.

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    Side dish or dessert? You decide. Either way, you are in for a real treat.

    Candied Sweet Potatoes - An easy side dish recipe that tastes like a dessert. Tender sweet potato rounds are covered in a rich, buttery glaze.

    How to Make Candied Sweet Potatoes

    This recipe involves a little prep work. You need to peel and cook 6 sweet potatoes before you start. I boiled mine on the stove until they were fork-tender. Let the potatoes cool before you cut them into 1/2 inch rounds and then arrange in a 3 quart casserole dish.

    To make that luscious sweet sauce, you need to add butter, sugar, water and salt to a small saucepan and heat to boiling. Then, boil for 5 minutes, stirring often.

    I recommend you wait to cook the sauce until the potatoes are ready to go into the oven. If you let the sauce cool too much you won’t be able to pour it over the potatoes.

    Tip: don’t let the sauce cook too long or you will end up with fudge.

    Pour the sauce over the sweet potatoes arranged in the casserole dish.

    Bake for 45 minutes at 350F, uncovered. Serve hot and enjoy every mouthwatering bite!

    Candied Sweet Potatoes - An easy side dish recipe that tastes like a dessert. Tender sweet potato rounds are covered in a rich, buttery glaze.

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    4.53 from 303 votes

    Candied Sweet Potatoes

    Created by Stacie Vaughan
    Servings 6
    Prep Time 25 minutes
    Cook Time 45 minutes
    Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
    An easy side dish recipe that tastes like a dessert. Tender sweet potato rounds are covered in a rich, buttery glaze.

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 6 medium sweet potatoes cooked
    • ¼ cup unsalted butter
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • ¼ cup water
    • ½ tsp salt

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • Cut cooled sweet potatoes into ½ inch rounds and arrange in a 3-quart casserole dish.
    • Add butter, sugar, water and salt to a small saucepan and heat to boiling. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring often. Pour glaze over sweet potatoes.
    • Bake for 45 minutes, uncovered. Serve hot.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cup | Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 304mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 38g

    The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Course Side Dishes
    Cuisine American
    Keyword candied sweet potatoes

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    62 Comments

    1. Delicious!! I’ve been making these for 49 years. My mother made these for us since we were kids!
      You can also make these using canned sweet potatoes too! They’re one of my favorite dishes for Thanksgiving!

    2. Lesta Remke says:

      5 stars
      This were simple and delicious! Loved them!

    3. Karen Defranco says:

      5 stars
      I Love candiedSweet Potatos

    4. Very yummy recipe. Just wondering why mine (the caramel) is always watery? I only do one layer of sweet potatoes in my round casserole dish. Do they need to by layered? Any suggestion would be great, cause I love the recipe, just want the caramel not to be watery. Thank You!

      1. I would try and cook it a little longer and that should help it to thicken up. You could also turn up the heat a tad too.

    5. Deborah Bryant says:

      5 stars
      I was looking for a good recipe and this one looked good so I had to try and WOW they were great and I will make these again and so easy to make ,thank you …

    6. 5 stars
      Delicious! Everyone loved them! Not overly sweet like with marshmallows, just right!

    7. 4 stars
      Easy recipe to put together and so tasty.

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