Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 large sweet potatoes
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• 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.