Candied Yams and Marshmallows

Prep Time:
15 mins

Cook Time:
1 hr 30 mins

Total Time:
1 hr 45 mins

Servings:
6

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Roast whole yams in the preheated oven until almost tender, 35 to 40 minutes; let cool.

Reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat; stir in sugar, juice, and nutmeg until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; cook until liquid thickens and becomes syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes.

Peel yams; cut into bite-sized chunks. Arrange in a single layer in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Drizzle syrup over yams.

Bake in the preheated oven, basting yams with syrup every 15 minutes until fork-tender, about 35 minutes.

Arrange marshmallows over yams; continue baking until marshmallows are puffy and brown, about 10 minutes more.

Cook’s Note

•You can use water instead of orange juice, and you can add pecans, if desired — just stir them into the sweet potatoes before adding the syrup.

•I like to bake and serve the yams in a white ceramic dish to make the orange color and toasted marshmallows the star attraction on the holiday table.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)