Soul Food Thanksgiving Side Dishes
This baked candied yams recipe (candy yams) is sweet and buttery and features brown sugar and warm spices. It’s a traditional Southern soul food recipe passed down from generation to generation.
Servings: 6
Calories: 469kcal
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray or softened butter
- 5 medium sweet potatoes orange-fleshed about 3 pounds
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt or ½ teaspoon table salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Get the recipe for our baked candied yams.
Nutrition
Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 496mg | Potassium: 657mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 50g | Vitamin A: 27193IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 1mg
