Dinner

Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes is for Dinner.

Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes takes several minutes to prepare.

Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes takes several minutes to cook.

Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes are:

* 3 large sweet potatoes
* 1/4 cup butter
* 1 cup white sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* salt to taste

Here is how you make Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes:

1. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices. 2. Melt the butter or margarine in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes. 3. Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEWDLES.

The nutritional information for Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 277.8

• Total Fat: 7.8 g
• Cholesterol: 20.3 mg
• Sodium: 86.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 52.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 1.9 g