Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes
The best old fashioned candied sweet potatoes recipe baked in the oven. Taste just like a southern grandma made it. Sweetened with molasses and sugar.
Servings: 8
Equipment
- 9x13 Baking Pan
- Saucepan
- Vegetable Peeler and Knife
- Cooking Spoon
- Silicone Pastry Brush
- Measuring Tools
Ingredients
- 2 ½-3 lbs. Sweet Potatoes
- ½ cup Butter
- 1 tablespoon Molasses
- 1-1 ½ cup White Sugar
- 1-2 teaspoon Cinnamon or Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375℉.
- Wash and peel the sweet potatoes. Cut them into 1 inch thick slices and place them in a 9x13 baking dish, single layer (will cook evenly). Set aside.
- In a saucepan add butter, molasses, sugar, and spices. Let boil and simmer until thickened. Mix well.
- Remove from the heat and add in the vanilla extract. Mix.
- Pour or drizzle about ¾ of the spiced sugar syrup glaze over the sweet potatoes. Set aside the remaining glaze.
- Cover the baking dish with foil. Place into the oven.
- Bake covered for 40-45 minutes. Carefully remove cover to check doneness, fork tender.
- Raise the oven temperature to broil or 475℉.
- Spread the remaining spiced sugar glaze onto the sweet potatoes and return the dish to the oven.
- Cook for an additional 5-7 minutes until its brown and bubbly. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool. Enjoy.