Camotes Enmielados (Mexican Sweet Yams) Recipe
Mexico
Camotes enmielados, also known as camotes con pilocilo, or camotes enmielados al horno, camotes con piloncilo al horno, is a baked, or stovetop, dessert-style Mexican yam/sweet potato dish. It is traditionally a home-cooked food, not typical restaurant fare. The finished product should have a strong caramel flavor, with a typical hint of bitterness from the molasses component of the suga
Ingredients
- 1 large yam or sweet potato, optionally peeled
- 1 large piloncilo cone (unrefined Mexican sugar)
- 4 sticks cinnamon
- ½ water
Procedure
- Place whole or thickly-sliced yams in a large baking dish.
- Place piloncilo cone atop the yams, then add water and cinnamon.
- Cover dish, and bake for about 60 minutes, basting the yams with the now sweetened cooking liquid as needed.