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Candied Sweet Potatoes

These candied sweet potatoes have been standard fare at our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for years. This is my Mother's recipe.

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

  • 6 boiled sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • Miniature marshmallows
  • Pecans

Instructions

  1. Wash and pare potatoes. Cook for 10 minutes in boiling, salted water.
  2. Drain; cut in halves lengthwise and put into a buttered pan.
  3. Make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water for 3 minutes. Add butter. Baste potatoes with syrup.
  4. Bake slowly at 300 degrees F until tender. Sprinkle with miniature marshmallows and pecans, and broil or bake until marshmallows are golden.

Attribution

Recipe from the kitchen of Margaret Marie Roth, Chandler, Arizona.



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