{ The Very Best } Southern candied sweet potatoes

Candied Sweet Potatoes make an classic Southern dish. Made with five simple ingredients, these candied sweet potatoes couldn’t be easier.

Ingredients:

• 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

How to make it :

1. In a small bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add sweet potatoes, and stir to coat.
3. Sprinkle sugar mixture over the sweet potatoes, and stir.
4. Cover skillet, and reduce heat to low.
5. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour, or until the sauce is dark and the potatoes are candied.
6. They should be tender, but a little hard around the edges.
7. Stir in vanilla, and serve.

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