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Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 6 large sweet potatoes
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp gound nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
  • Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
  • Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.

Notes

Recipe from https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/9209/southern-candied-sweet-potatoes/