SWEET POTATO CANDY RECIPE

YAM CANDY (AKA) SWEET POTATO CANDY RECIPE -

I thought I would share some of my favorites, These are some that I have to make quite often. this is a hand me down recipe.

Total Time 40 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Yield 30 balls

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 lb powdered sugar
1/3 lb margarine, softened
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, pure
1/8 teaspoon almond extract, pure
1 1/2 cups sweet potatoes, baked
1 1/2 teaspoons milk
1 -1 1/2 cup angel flake coconut
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

Bake sweet potato as you would a plain potato.
When done use only insides of potato.
Measure out 1 1/2 potato let cool completely.
In a bowl Sift sugar, mix well with margarine, milk , cinnamon, almond extract, vanilla extract and cooled sweet potato.
Knead until smooth with your hands until mixed well.
Add coconut.
Shape into balls about 1 1/2 inches round.
Dust with powdered sugar.
Refrigerate.
makes around 25-30 balls.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.5, FatContent 4.9, SaturatedFatContent 1.4, CholesterolContent 0, SodiumContent 57.8, CarbohydrateContent 17.7, FiberContent 0.3, SugarContent 16.2, ProteinContent 0.2

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES RECIPE | ALLRECIPES

Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe | Allrecipes image

A delicious, sweet version of candied sweet potatoes.

Provided by Dj

Categories Side Dish Casseroles Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

Total Time 40 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

4 pounds sweet potatoes, quartered
1?¼ cups margarine
1?¼ cups brown sugar
3 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
ground cinnamon to taste
ground nutmeg to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and peel.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine margarine, brown sugar, 2 cups marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.
Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce. While stirring mash about half of the potatoes, and break the others into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to prepared dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cover top evenly with remaining marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows are golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 405.2 calories, CarbohydrateContent 56.6 g, FatContent 18.9 g, FiberContent 5 g, ProteinContent 3.3 g, SaturatedFatContent 3.3 g, SodiumContent 293.4 mg, SugarContent 31.8 g

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