The Best Candied Yams (Without Corn Syrup) Recipe
One of those wonderful Thanksgiving side dish recipes everyone will love is our candied yams without corn syrup!
Servings: 8
Calories: 505kcal
Equipment
- large pot
- 9x13 Inch Baking Dish
- Fork
Ingredients
- 6-8 yams peeled and cubed
- 1/4 cup butter cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- 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 9x13 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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Notes
Are Yams and Sweet Potatoes The Same?
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.
Nutrition
Calories: 505kcal | Carbohydrates: 109g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 2589mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 612IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2mg