candied sweet potatoes my way

Cullman, AL
Updated on Dec 28, 2012

I live in sweet potato country, many farmers grow them in my county. There are so many ways you can cook sweet potatoes and they are delicious and good for you. Here is a Sweet Potato Casserole my way. Enjoy

prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method ---
yield 12 or more

Ingredients

  • 6 large bright orange sweet potatoes
  • 1 pound dark brown sugar
  • 1 stick butter, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups minature marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • - water

How To Make candied sweet potatoes my way

  • Step 1
    STEP ONE: Wash and peel potatoes, chunk cut potatoes into two inch disk.
  • Step 2
    STEP 2: Place potato disk into a large sauce pan and cove them with water. Add the 2 tsp salt and 1/2 cup of white sugar. Cover and boil over medium heat until fork tender, about 30 minutes. DRAIN POTATOES.
  • Step 3
    PREHEAT OVEN @ 350 degreees F. Spray a 13x9x2 oven baking pan with pam.
  • Step 4
    Place fork tender potatoes into baking pan. Add Vanilla and Cinnamon to Brown Sugar and stir well. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture over potatoes, place a slices of butter over brown sugar. Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven and remove foil.
  • Step 5
    Sprinkle evenly with marshmallows and continue baking until marshmallows are toasty brown.

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