Old Fashioned Candied Yams

Submitted by Luby Luby Luby

"Sometimes the old recipes are the best. This recipe certainly falls in that category."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 8 medium sweet potatoes, baked,peeled and sliced in half lengthwise
• 2 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 1⁄3 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla

directions

1. Combine all ingredients except sweet potatoes in 2 quart saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
3. Reduce heat and simmer about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Place sliced sweet potatoes in an ungreased 9x13 dish in a single layer cut side up.
5. Pour syrup over potatoes coating all pieces.
6. Bake at 400 degrees until bubbly about 45 minutes basting every 15 minutes.

Reviews

[Brooklyn M.]

I use the recipe my mother use from her mother from SC.brown sugar,allspice,nutmeg,kayro syrup,sugar,brown,a little cornstarch, sugar,cinnamon,nutmeg,vanilla flavor or extract,a little lemon flavor or extract,butter or margarine, gloves.we don't use any water,we slimmer all the ingredients together in a sauce pan.then we pour over the uncooked sweet potatoes. If it's just for a small family we cook it on top of the stove.but if it's for a lot of ppl we will bake it in the oven.try it u willmlove it.

 

[ashlynn08]

These were really really good! I added some chopped red apples, raisins, and pecans to the yams and it really added a nice touch. This is so easy to make yet fancy enough to serve to company. Thanks so much for posting!

 

[Erin Kelly_413037691]

I was looking around for a yam recipe that would be similar to the way I remember my Dad's version. This looked pretty close and it was good. My only recommendation would be to thicken the syrup. I think my Dad used to add cornstarch. I'm going to give that try next time I make these.

 

[Larry Conner]

This was a very good recipe, Everything turned out great, I did not cut them in half I sliced them all up and dumped everything in a pan, I will use this from now on.

 

[musiclovermn2]

This is similar to a recipe I make that has been in the family over a hundred years. No sweet potatoes; only the orange yams. In our family recipe, the 1/2 cooked yams were sliced and laid in a large fry pan over the sauce. Then basted. Later it was switched to an electric fry pan. No vanilla. Other than the vanilla, this process is way easier. I will try for Thanksgiving this year. So, nice to see an easier way to make an old classic.