Old Fashioned Candied Yams

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 medium sweet potatoes, baked,peeled and sliced in half lengthwise
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/3 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients except sweet potatoes in 2 quart saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
• 3 reduce heat and simmer about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 place sliced sweet potatoes in an ungreased 9x13 dish in a single layer cut side up.
• 5 pour syrup over potatoes coating all pieces.
• 6 bake at 400 degrees until bubbly about 45 minutes basting every 15 minutes.