Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 6 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• in a small bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together.
• melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add sweet potatoes, and stir to coat. sprinkle sugar mixture over the sweet potatoes, and stir. cover skillet, and reduce heat to low. cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour, or until the sauce is dark and the potatoes are candied. they should be tender, but a little hard around the edges.
• stir in vanilla, and serve.