Thanksgiving is a favorite time because of all the delicious recipes just like this candied yams without corn syrup recipe. It is a super easy yams recipe, that you’ll love to share with your family and friends.
For us, this is a classic family recipe that you will sure to see on the table at Thanksgiving, so I love that I can make it without corn syrup.
Since this is an easy recipe, it is a great recipe that you could volunteer to bring with you to your next get-together even if you are a little newer in the kitchen.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our candied yams recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- Yam peeled and cubed
- Butter
- Cinnamon
- Brown sugar
- Mini marshmallows
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Candied Yams Recipe
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Boil yams for 20 minutes in a large pot, or until they are easily pierced with a fork, and drain the water from the pot.
- Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and spread boiled yams inside.
- Distribute small pieces of butter and cinnamon evenly over the yams.
- Sprinkle brown sugar then miniature marshmallows over yams.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows have melted.
What are the differences between yams and sweet potatoes?
No, they are not the same, though some people tend to use them interchangeably. Yams have a harder brownish outside and a little more starchy inside. Yams can also grow to be very large. Where as the sweet potato has a lighter reddish brown outside and more of a softer buttery inside. Sweet potatoes tend to stay around the same size, but maybe slightly larger than a russet potato. Check out Food & Wine to learn more about the differences between sweet potatoes and Yams.
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Candied Yams Recipe
Ingredients
- 6-8 yams, peeled and cubed
- ¼ cup butter, cubed
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ cup mini marshmallows
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Boil yams for 20 minutes in a large pot, or until they are easily pierced with a fork, and drain the water from the pot.
- Spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and spread boiled yams inside.
- Distribute small pieces of butter and cinnamon evenly over the yams.
- Sprinkle brown sugar then miniature marshmallows over yams.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows have melted.
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You forgot the crushed pineapple with a bit of juice! Best yams for Thanksgiving & Christmas, a family favorite!!
My husband LOVES his yams like this. I’m usually too busy eating rolls and potatoes. We’re on our own for Thanksgiving this year and he told me to not forget the yams. I thought they’d be more involved than this! So happy you posted this!
My mom made her yams this way but put just enough orange juice to cover the bottom of the dish
I served this at our Bunco christmas dinner, it was a huge hit. People who were not big fan of yams loved them. I will definitely make them again, just the way the recipe is written.
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Yams this way are the best! I add crushed pineapple and chopped walnuts, super delicious!
You do realize that yams are not what we buy in the grocery store; those are sweet potatoes! Yams are not really sweet and are dryer than sweet potatoes.
Can this be made in advance without the marshmallows and then add them and cook again just before serving?
That should work just fine!
Yes! That should work just fine!
Yes, you just need to be sure it’s heated all the way through.
I made this for Thanksgiving yesterday and it was voted the favorite side dish by everyone!
I made these for the first time this past Thanksgiving, and now I am making them for Christmas 🙂 super easy recipe and SO GOOD!