There is nothing better than a dish of candied yams that have been slowly baked in the oven for hours, just simmering in that sugary mixture YUM!!
I love sweet potatoes I just don’t like having to turn my oven on for an hour+ to cook them to perfection the way I like, so I save that recipe for special occasions like Thanksgiving.
On the weekdays when I ‘m craving sweet potatoes to pair with a pot roast and cabbage I turn to this recipe. It is just as delicious and doesn’t require me to turn my oven on.
Weekday Candied Yam/Sweet Potatoes
The Recipe
Weekday Candied Yams (Sweet Potatoes)
By Divas Can Cook
Recipe type: Sweet Potatoes
Cook time
Total time
Serves
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes or yams
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 1 cup of sugar
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Wash and peel two large yams or sweet potatoes.
- Cut off the ends of yams and throw away.
- Cut yams into ½ inch thick circles.
- Melt butter in a large pot. and place yams into the pot
- In a bowl combine sugar, nutmeg, & cinnamon.
- Pour sugar mixture on top of yams.
- Stir well to cover yams with the mixture.
- Cover yams and reduce heat to low and cook for 45 minutes or until yams are fork tender. You may need to toss yams gently halfway in the cooking process to make sure they aren't sticking to the pan but be gentle.
- When yams are done transfer to a baking dish. Use a spatula or slotted spoon to keep from breaking them up. You can also pour a teaspoon of vanilla extract into the remaining syrup and pour over the yams at this point if desired.
- Serve piping hot & enjoy!
I’ve made the sweet potato recipe last night- to add on to our leftovers from thanksgiving. (Yes, I still have leftovers LOL)… it was really good. I’m still learning how to cook certain foods but I’ll definitely cook sweet potatoes this way for now on…
Btw I love your website and recipes, continue to make delicious recipes and keep up the great work. God bless you in everything.
I’ve been using this recipe for years. My entire family loves it. I’ll never try another recipe for my yams.
I love this very easy, yet delicious recipe. It is one of my favorite dishes along with those green beans, and that mac and cheese. Monique you are a very talented cook and I appreciate you sharing all your goodness with me so that I can prepare it for my family!!!
I love all of your recipes. I couldn’t cook for dear life but with your videos I’m crushing it in the kitchen. You go girl.
My family just LOVES LOVES LOVES this recipe. I had never ovenbaked my yams before because my mother didn’t either! When I find THIS recipe, I was SO HAPPY! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We love your other recipes as well! Please continue making videos! They’re very helpful!
Do you have a printer friendly version of this? Thanks.
My family loves these sweet potatoes!!!
I use this recipe all the time, except I use dark brown sugar instead of white sugar. I suppose you could use light brown sugar as well.
I use this recipe as well. I mix white and brown sugar. It’s a good base recipe one can use to adjust to your liking.