Candied Sweet Potatoes

Name: Candied Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.25 cups Brown Sugar; 0 tsp Ground Cinnamon; 0 tsp Ground Nutmeg; 1.25 cups Margarine; 3 cups Miniature Marshmallows; 4 lb Sweet Potato

Dessert 🍰Side Dish 🥗 American Low-Sodium Gluten-Free Vegetarian 🥦Plant-Based 🌻Halal 🕌Kosher ✡️Comfort-Food Pescatarian 🐟

Candied Sweet Potatoes pair tender chunks and mash of sweet potatoes with a glossy brown sugar–marshmallow sauce, finished under the oven with a toasty blanket of mini marshmallows. Warm cinnamon and nutmeg make it fragrant and festive, perfect for holiday tables or potlucks when you want a nostalgic, dessert-leaning side that feels cozy and indulgent.

Prep5 mins
Cook40 mins
Serves12
DifficultyEasy

1

Gather all the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the potatoes and cook until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes; drain and peel when cool enough to handle.
3

While the potatoes cool, combine 2 cups marshmallows, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until the marshmallows are melted.
4

Stir the potatoes into the marshmallow sauce, mashing about half of the potatoes and breaking the rest into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
5

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
6

Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup marshmallows evenly over the top and continue baking until the marshmallows are slightly toasted and golden brown, about 5 minutes.