Candied Sweet Potatoes

This is a very simple Candied Sweet Potato recipe that is common to serve for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 1 casserole

Ingredients

• 5 -6  raw sweet potatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) can pineapple bits
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1⁄2  lemon, juice of
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
•  salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter
•  mini marshmallows

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Peel and cube sweet potatoes. In a medium saucepan boil Sweet potatoes until cooked. Drain all excess water. Mash boiled potatoes with butter, pineapple bits, lemon juice and honey; DO NOT add milk.
3. In a medium bowl combine brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a dash of salt; stir the dry mixture into the yams. Pour into a greased baking pan or casserole dish and bake for 30 minutes.
4. Remove dish from oven, cover with mini marshmallows & dabs of butter. Return to oven until marshmallows are golden brown.