Candied Sweet Potatoes

This candied sweet potato recipe pairs sweet spuds in a casserole with brown sugar, marshmallows, and spices all topped with toasted marshmallows.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 405 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

While potatoes are cooling, combine 2 cups marshmallows, margarine, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup marshmallows evenly over top and continue to bake until marshmallows are slightly toasted and golden brown, about 5 minutes.