Candied Yams and Marshmallows

This candied yams and marshmallows recipe is baked in a sweet brown sugar-orange juice syrup, topped with marshmallows, and baked again until golden.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 551 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 3 cups marshmallows
• 2.5 pounds yams

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 3

Roast whole yams in the preheated oven until almost tender, 35 to 40 minutes; let cool.

Step 4

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat; stir in sugar, juice, and nutmeg until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; cook until liquid thickens and becomes syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 5

Peel yams; cut into bite-sized chunks. Arrange in a single layer in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Drizzle syrup over yams.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven, basting yams with syrup every 15 minutes until fork-tender, about 35 minutes.

Step 7

Arrange marshmallows over yams; continue baking until marshmallows are puffy and brown, about 10 minutes more.