Grandma's Red Hot Southern Sweet Potatoes

Name: Grandma's Red Hot Southern Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 118 milliliters packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter or margarine, melted; 283 grams package miniature marshmallows (optional); 296 milliliters cinnamon red hot candies; 2 kilograms sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed; 177 milliliters water

Grandma's Red Hot Southern Sweet Potatoes might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 486 calories, 4g of protein, and 6g of fat. 19 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. A mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon candies, marshmallows, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Place the sweet potatoes into a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook over medium heat until tender, about 25 minutes.

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Drain water, and place potatoes in a large casserole dish.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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In a medium bowl, stir together the butter, brown sugar, red hot candies, and water.

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Pour over the sweet potatoes in the dish.

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Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until sweet potatoes are soft, and the candies are melted. After this, you may top with marshmallows, and return the dish to the oven for 10 minutes to toast them.

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Servings:

118milliliters

packed brown sugar 59milliliters

butter or margarine, melted 283grams

package miniature marshmallows (optional)296milliliters

cinnamon red hot candies 2kilograms

sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed 177milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 56 dollars per bottle.