Thanksgiving Candied Sweet Potatoes
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Thanksgiving Candied Sweet Potatoes are sweet and earthy. A delicious side dish with your holiday feast!
I mean, I’m pretty sure that no one except a Southern girl would have a recipe that starts out ‘boil potatoes in sugar water..’! Southerners do like sugar. For instance, we love tea, but tea is sweet and served over ice.
It’s a tradition with a lot of people to have sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving and Christmas. You know the one with the marshmallows on top? My sister-in-law was assigned to bring the sweet potato casserole to Thanksgiving one year. She didn’t have marshmallows so she topped it with chocolate chips! (what?!) It wasn’t a hit!
My family, on the other hand, always had Thanksgiving Candied Sweet Potatoes instead of a casserole. Have you ever heard of Thanksgiving Candied Sweet Potatoes ? We always have this during the holidays
Basically, you slice yummy sweet potatoes thinly and boil them in a simple syrup. It sounds like a dessert, but my family eats them with our meal.
When your choosing sweet potatoes for this recipes, look for medium to small ones about 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter and 4 or 5 inches long. I’ve found this size overall tends to be more tender; I think you’ll agree with me. Most stores in my area have sweet potatoes in stock right now. I hope you can find them because I really want you to try this recipe.
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Thanksgiving Candied Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 lbs sweet potatoes this will yield about 4 cups when sliced
- 1 and ½ cups water
- 1 and ½ cups granulated sugar
- pinch salt about 1/8 tsp
- 3 Tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Slice potatoes evenly about 1/4 inch thick. Try to get them all the same thickness so they'll cook at the same rate.
- Add sugar and water to a medium sized sauce pan.
- Heat on medium high until sugar is dissolved.
- Add sliced sweet potatoes and salt to water.
- Cook on stove top at a simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft and water has thickened. Your water should be thick like a maple or corn syrup.
- Add butter and stir until butter melts.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
These are beautiful, Paula. I love sweet potatoes, so I know I would love this recipe! Thanks for sharing it with us at Saturday Night Fever 🙂
Your candied sweet potatoes look delicious! Thanks for sharing this recipe at The Pin Junkie. It was featured in the fall recipe roundup. http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2013/11/fall-recipes-roundup.html. Be sure to stop by to grab an “I was featured” button and stop by Thursday evening to share your best fall crafts!
I love hearing about family traditions for the holidays. Being Italian we had both the traditional turkey dinner and a lasagna… isn’t that crazy? Thanks for sharing your sweet potatoes with us on Foodie Friday.
You know, I’m thinking about making lasagna for Christmas because my mom loves it but won’t make it for just her and Dad.
These sound just delicious, Paula! We always do a sweet potato casserole, but I love the simplicity of these candied sweet potatoes. Pinning this to my Thanksgiving board…thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks for visiting and sharing. It’s our family’s favorite, I hope you enjoy.
you know, we got into the habit of a sweet potato casserole but I also love candied sweet potatoes!