Candied Sweet Potatoes

Name: Candied Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter; 59 milliliters orange juice; 2 sweet potatoes

Candied Sweet Potatoes requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 6 servings with 179 calories, 1g of protein, and 8g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, butter, sweet potatoes, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. It works well as a very reasonably priced side dish.

Instructions

Boil cut-up sweet potatoes or bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) whole sweet potatoes until tender.

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Sweet Potato

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Oven

In a frying pan, melt the butter and brown sugar together until bubbly.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Frying Pan

Add the orange juice and stir until smooth.

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Orange Juice

Add the cut-up sweet potatoes and cook slowly, turning occasionally until the sweet potatoes are caramelized, about 20 minutes. If syrup is too thin, add a bit more brown sugar.

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Sweet Potato

Brown Sugar

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