Horace Winkelwhiffer's Candied Sweet Potatoes
Created by ForeverMama on August 29, 2024
- Servings: 8-10
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 1.25h
- Recipe #43526
Ingredients
- 8 yams or 8 sweet potatoes, whole, skins left on (cookbook doesn't state weight, so depending on the size of the potatoes, it's up to you on how many to use and how many it will serve)
- 1 1/3 cups light brown sugar (well packed)
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- Salt, to taste (a pinch or so)
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- 1-2 teaspoons molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 2/3 cup water
How to Make
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Step 1: Boil the yams or sweet potatoes until tender. Drain, cool, peel, cut in halves lengthwise. Place in greased baking pan.
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Step 2: Preheat oven to 375-degrees F.
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Step 3: In a saucepan, mix all remaining ingredients for 6 minutes. Then pour it over the potatoes. Bake for about 30 minutes. Every few minutes, baste the potatoes with the liquid syrup.
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NOTE from the recipe author, Haydn S. Pearson: If you are a candied sweet potato fan, you ought to experiment until you concoct the exact syrup combination that rings the bell with you.