Southern Candied Yams Recipe

Southern Candied Yams Recipe that’s delicious and perfect for any dinner table. Perfectly baked tender, sweet and buttery flavored candied yams. With a hint of ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon spice. Creating a delicious melt in your mouth effect.


Southern Candied Yams Recipe that's so delicious and perfect for any dinner table. Perfectly baked tender, sweet and buttery flavored candied yams with a hint of ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon spice, creating a delicious melt in your mouth effect.
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Southern Candied Yams Recipe

Southern Candied Yams Recipe that's so delicious and perfect for any dinner table. Perfectly baked tender, sweet and buttery flavored candied yams with a hint of ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon spice, creating a delicious melt in your mouth effect.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Candied Yams, Southern Baked Candied Yams
Author cookingwithtammy

Equipment

  • Sauce Pan
  • Baking Dish
  • Spatula

Ingredients

  • 6-7 Sweet Potatoes medium sized
  • 8 Tbsp Butter Salted Butter
  • 1 Cup Sugar Granulated
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar Light
  • 1/2 Tbsp Cinnamon Ground
  • 1/2 Tsp Nutmeg Ground
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract Pure
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger Grated

Instructions

  • Taking cleaned potatoes, peeling and slicing placing in a casserole or baking pan and setting aside.
  • Using a skillet add butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and combine.
  • Adding ground cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract and grated ginger and combining.
  • After all ingredients are combined, continue stirring mixture until you get a slow simmer and sauce thickens slightly.
  • Pouring mixture onto yams / potatoes and covering with aluminum foil.
  • Placing into preheated oven and allowing to bake for about 30 minutes on each side. For a total of about 1 hour or until desired tenderness is achieved.
Southern Candied Yams Recipe that's so delicious and perfect for any dinner table. Perfectly baked tender, sweet and buttery flavored candied yams with a hint of ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon spice, creating a delicious melt in your mouth effect.
Southern Candied Yams Recipe that's so delicious and perfect for any dinner table. Perfectly baked tender, sweet and buttery flavored candied yams with a hint of ginger, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon spice, creating a delicious melt in your mouth effect.