Candied Sweet Potatoes With Apples

Posted on November 27, 2008 in Recipes

I have promised to post this recipe every year since I started blogging. The recipe that I derived this from uses yams but I prefer to use sweet potatoes which have the nice effect of throwing people off a little since most people think that yams are sweet potatoes.

You’ll need

• 2 to 2 1/2 pounds of sweet potatoes
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3/4 cup apple cider
• 2 Tbsp stick margarine, cut into pea-sized pieces
• 2 Tbsp chopped pecans

Steps 1 and 2 can be done the night before the feast.

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Place the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and bake until the skin feels soft to the touch, about 60 minutes.
3. Cool, peel, and slice the sweet potatoes into 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick rounds.
4. In a small bowl, whisk the sugar and cinnamon.
5. Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish w nonstick cooking spray or grease it with margarine.
6. Place half of the yams, then the apple slices, then half of the sugar mixtures.
7. Top with the remaining yams and sugar mixture plus the pecans.
8. Pour the cider around the edges of the baking dish.
9. Evenly scatter the margarine pieces on top.
10. Bake covered, until bubbly and the sweet potatoes are tender, about 40 minutes.