Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes (Yams) and Marshmallows

I came up with this one Thanksgiving because I was short on oven space. Everyone loved it and I have made it for every Thanksgiving and holiday meal ever since. Be careful not to overcook marshmallows, they can become liquified.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 531 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ cup light brown sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• 2 (29 ounce) cans sweet potatoes, drained
• cooking spray
• ⅓ cup butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray.

Step 2

Place sweet potatoes in a slow cooker and arrange butter on top of sweet potatoes. Sprinkle brown sugar over sweet potatoes.

Step 3

Cook on High, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Add marshmallows and cook until soft and somewhat puffy, about 15 minutes.