Candied Yams

| Cuisine of the United States

Category: Thanksgiving

Ingredients

• 6 sweet potatoes
• ½ cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
2. Boil yams in skins until about half done.
3. Drain water from yams, remove skins, and cut in cubes.
4. Place yam cubes in a greased baking dish and dot with margarine.
5. Make a syrup by boiling brown sugar, water, and vanilla together. Pour over the yams.
6. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, basting frequently with syrup, until yams are tender.

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