Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes
Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 290 calories, 2g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. If you have brown sugar, butter, yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place whole sweet potatoes in a steamer over a couple of inches of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes.
Peel, and slice sweet potatoes lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices.
Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, water and salt. When the sauce is bubbly and sugar is dissolved, pour over potatoes.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, occasionally basting the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar sauce.