Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes
These old fashioned candied sweet potatoes will be the star of your meal! The sweet and sticky brown sugar bourbon glaze caramelizes onto the sweet potatoes to create a bright, sweet and slightly tangy glaze that is unbeatable! Whether they’re on your holiday table or paired with a weeknight dinner, you’ll love this one pan vegetarian side dish!
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 1 stick salted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 lemon juiced
- ½ cup whiskey
- 2 pinches kosher salt
Instructions
- Peel sweet potatoes and in half lengthwise. Then cut into half inch moons.
- Melt a stick of butter in a heavy bottomed skillet and then add sweet potatoes, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, whiskey and salt and stir.
- Cover and turn the heat to medium/medium-low and simmer for 1 hour, stirring often, until the sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Once they’re tender, remove the lid and turn the heat to high. Let the sauce bubble and thicken for 3-5 minutes, stirring often so the sugar doesn’t burn. Once the glaze is thick and is sticking to the sweet potatoes, turn the heat off and serve.
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