These candied sweet potatoes are super sweet! Delicious for the holidays.
Prep Time::5 mins
Cook Time::40 mins
Total Time::45 mins
Servings::12
Yield::1 (9×13-inch) casserole
Ingredients
4 pounds sweet potatoes, quartered
3 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
1 ¼ cups butter or margarine
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
ground cinnamon to taste
ground nutmeg to taste
Directions
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes; drain and peel when cool enough to handle.
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While potatoes are cooling, combine 2 cups marshmallows, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.
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Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce, mashing about half of the potatoes and breaking the other half into bite-sized chunks. Transfer into the prepared baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
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Sprinkle remaining 1 cup marshmallows evenly over top and continue to bake until marshmallows are slightly toasted and golden brown, about 5 minutes.
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