Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe (with Marshmallows)

4 from 1 vote

Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe (with Marshmallows)

Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes are so simple and delicious. Throw them in the crock pot in the morning and let them slowly cook all day long while you prepare your other dishes.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Broil Time1

Total Time4 16

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Easy Side Dish, Holiday Side Dish, Thanksgiving Side Dish

Servings:

Calories: 275kcal

Equipment

Slow Cooker
9x13 Inch Baking Dish

Ingredients

6 sweet potatoes peeled and sliced
½ cup orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup brown sugar
2 cups mini marshmallows

Instructions

Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
Spread chopped sweet potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine orange juice, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar.
Pour over the top of the sweet potatoes and place lid on the slow cooker.
Cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3.
Once cooked, pour all the contents from your slow cooker into a baking dish.
Top with marshmallows and broil in oven until marshmallows are golden brown (mine took about 45 seconds!).

Notes

If you don't want to add marshmallows, these sweet potatoes are delicious eaten as is after they are done cooking in the slow cooker! The marshmallows are totally optional.

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