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Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes

This is a wonderful choice if you want a side dish for the holidays. There’s nothing boring about this sweet potatoes recipe. Everything from the rich butter to the warm, aromatic spices, the luxurious vanilla, and the tasty potatoes themselves works perfectly in this side dish. Pair it with your favorite meat, perhaps green beans, and don’t forget the stuffing, and you’re sure to come up with fabulous festive fare everyone will love.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 12
Course: Side Dishes, Treats
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon
  • 6 Large sweet potatoes
  • 1 tsp. Nutmeg
  • ½ C. Butter
  • 1 Tbsp. Vanilla
  • 2 C. Sugar
  • Salt to taste

Method
 

  1. Wash, peel and chop the potatoes into pieces.
  2. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat on the stove.
  3. Stir the potatoes into the butter.
  4. Add the nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar and salt to the skillet, and reduce the heat to medium low.
  5. Cover, and cook for 1 hour, or until the potatoes are tender.
  6. Stir in the vanilla once removed from the heat, and serve.