Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving

Name: Classic Candied Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pounds sweet potatoes; 3 cups miniature marshmallows; 1 1/4 cups margarine; 1 1/4 cups brown sugar; Ground cinnamon to taste; Ground nutmeg to taste

Nick Berardi @nickberardi

Vienna, Virginia, United States

A candied sweet potato recipe that is a favorite of ours for Thanksgiving! With all my recipes, I experiment with them until they are easy to make, have natural ingredients, and are tasty. I believe I’ve nailed the trifecta with this recipe. Tell me what you think. #KeepRecipesAlive

Nick Berardi @nickberardi

Vienna, Virginia, United States

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Ingredients

40 mins

12 servings

4 poundssweet potatoes
3 cupsminiature marshmallows
1 1/4 cupsmargarine
1 1/4 cupsbrown sugar
Ground cinnamon to taste
Ground nutmeg to taste

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Steps

40 mins

1

Preheat oven to 400°F
2

Bring large pot of water to boil
3

Cut the sweet potatoes in wedges
4

Grease 9 x 13” baking dish
5

Boil sweet potatoes until slightly under done, about 15 minutes
6

While potatoes are cooling, combine 2 cups marshmallows, margarine, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large sauce pan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted
7

Drain and peel sweet potatoes, when cool enough to handle
8

Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce, mashing about half of the potatoes and breaking the other half into bite-sized chunks. Transfer into the prepared baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes
10

Sprinkle remaining one cup marshmallows, evenly over top and continue to bake until marshmallows are slightly toasted in golden brown, about five minutes.
11

Let stand for 5 minutes