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Candied Yams Recipe

United States

Cuisine of the United States

Ingredients

  • 6 sweet potatoes
  • ½ cup margarine
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup water

Procedure

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
  2. Boil yams in skins until about half done.
  3. Drain water from yams, remove skins, and cut in cubes.
  4. Place yam cubes in a greased baking dish and dot with margarine.
  5. Make a syrup by boiling brown sugar, water, and vanilla together. Pour over the yams.
  6. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, basting frequently with syrup, until yams are tender.

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook · Cookbook:Candied Yams, CC BY-SA 3.0.