Candied Sweet Potatoes
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Description
A delicious, sweet version of candied sweet potatoes.
Ingredients
- 4 pounds sweet potatoes, quartered
- 1 ¼ cups margarine
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
- ground cinnamon to taste
- ground nutmeg to taste
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- 2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and peel.
- 3. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine margarine, brown sugar, 2 cups marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.
- 4. Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce. While stirring mash about half of the potatoes, and break the others into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to prepared dish.
- 5. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cover top evenly with remaining marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows are golden brown.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 12 servings
calories: 405.2 kcal
carbohydrates: 56.6 g
protein: 3.3 g
saturated fat: 3.3 g
sodium: 293.4 mg
fiber: 5 g
sugar: 31.8 g
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