Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 6 medium sweet potatoes cooked and halved lengthwise or
  • 2 - 16 ounce cans whole sweet potatoes, drained
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup dark corn syrup
  • ¼ cup butter

Directions

  1. 1) Preheat oven to 350° Arrange sweet potatoes in cut-and-serve baking dish.
  2. 2) In 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, corn syrup and butter, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low, simmer, stirring occasionally 5 minutes. Pour syrup over sweet potatoes.
  3. 3) Bake 30 minutes or until potatoes are well glazed, basting often w/ syrup. To serve, spoon syrup over potatoes.

Timing: 5 minutes; 30 minutes

Temperature: 350-degree oven; medium heat; heat to boiling; reduce heat to low; simmer

Equipment: baking dish, 1-quart saucepan, oven, stirring utensil, and basting or serving spoon; 1-quart saucepan

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