Candied Yams
Ingredients
- 6 sweet potatoes
- ½ cup margarine
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup water
Ingredients for 5 servings (1.2 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
Oven - 2
Boil yams in skins until about half done.
- 3
Drain water from yams, remove skins, and cut in cubes.
- 4
Place yam cubes in a greased baking dish and dot with margarine.
Oven - 5
Make a syrup by boiling brown sugar, water, and vanilla together. Pour over the yams.
- 6
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, basting frequently with syrup, until yams are tender.
Oven
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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