Side Dish

Stovetop Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

  • sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup orange juice

Directions

  1. Peel and cut sweet potatoes.
  2. Boil cut-up sweet potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. You can also bake the sweet potatoes at 350 until fork tender.
  3. Melt butter and brown sugar together in a frying pan until bubbly.
  4. Add orange juice and stir until smooth.
  5. Add the sweet potatoes and cook slowly, turning occasionally until caramelized, about 20 minutes.
  6. If syrup is too thin, add more brown sugar.