Candied Yams Recipe

Recipe Works Well With Yams or Sweet Potatoes

This is a very nice boiled candied yams recipe that taste as great as baked candied yams. You can't go wrong with this simple and easy recipe.

You'll surely cook up a delicious serving of moist and well-glazed candied yams or sweet potatoes with this yams recipe.

Candied Yams or Sweet Potato Recipe

This candied sweet potato or yams dish uses several simple ingredients including 2 cups water, 2 cups fine granulated sugar, 4 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and 8 small yams or sweet potatoes.

The following cookware and kitchen utensils are needed to complete this recipe. 2 measuring cups, medium boiling pot, measuring teaspoons, knife.

Peel outer skin from yams or sweet potaoes and slice into 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick circles. Rinse in cold water, allow to drain then set aside for later use.

In a medium pot, bring water and sugar to a rolling boil, add butter, lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon and sliced yams or sweet potatoes. Return to boil, cover pot and reduce heat to simmer.

Cook yams or sweet potatoes for 35 to 45 minutes until tender. Gentle stir throughout cooking.

Serve this candied yams recipe during Christmas dinner or Thanksgiving dinner.

Other great Potato Recipes like this recipe for candied yams