candied sweet potatoes

Name: Candied Sweet Potatoes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 - sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks; 3/4 stick(s) butter; 1 1/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) orange juice, fresh; 1 cup(s) water; dash(es) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract or orange flavoring; 2 - 3 dash(es) yellow food coloring (optional)

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Sena Wilson

Lake Jackson, TX

Updated on Oct 9, 2012

My mother passed this recipe down to us. It has been a family recipe used throughout my entire life, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is a tradition that is being passed down to my children..it is just not the holidays without Candied Sweet Potatoes. It is simple and has a wonderful "taste" of buttery orange syrup.

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Ingredients

3 - sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
3/4 stick butter
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup orange juice, fresh
1 cup water
dash salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or orange flavoring
2 - 3 dashes yellow food coloring (optional)

How To Make candied sweet potatoes

Step 1

Prepare sweet potatoes by peeling and cutting into chucks. Set aside.

Step 2

Combine sugar, water, orange juice, butter and salt in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil and add sweet potatoes. Bring back to a boil then lower heat but maintain a simmer "boil" of syrup. Stir occassionally and baste the potatoes with sauce. Add the food coloring for visual effect. Cook until potatoes are tender (add more water if syrup is too thick). Serve!
Step 3

Note: Double syrup recipe for a large batch of potatoes.
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