| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 10 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Cook: | 1 hr |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, plus more for baking dish
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes
- 1 lemon, sliced and seeded
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 3 cups marshmallows
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large pot melt 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in brown sugar and water. Bring to a boil, then lower and simmer while stirring until reduced and thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Peel potatoes and cut lengthwise, then again making long quarters. Cut these into 1-inch pieces ending up with pie slice-shaped wedges. Place in a separate large pot of boiling water and cook for about 5 minutes. Potatoes should give a bit when poked with a fork.
- Drain the potatoes and arrange in a single layer in a buttered 13 by 9-inch baking dish. Pour the syrup over the potatoes; making sure it covers the potatoes. Place lemon slices on top and bake for 35 minutes, spooning syrup over potatoes twice during that time. Potatoes are done when they are tender to the fork.
- Remove from the oven, remove the lemon slices, and stir in pecans. Arrange the marshmallows evenly on top. Place back in the oven turning it up to 400 degrees F and cook until marshmallows puff up and turn brown, approximately 10 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 525 |
| Total Fat | 11 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 108 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 70 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 10 mg |
| Sodium | 141 mg |
Reviews
Best candied yams we’ve ever had!
I’ve made this recipe for my family multiple times now and they absolutely love it! Simple and delicious!!
This recipe is so, so so so soooooooo good. It was the first thing that everyone licked off their plates! Make it!
I can use the mini ones for the potato dish!
There are plenty of vegan marshmallows for people to buy.Or you can make your own!!This is a vegetarian dish!!
AWESOME! I loved this recipe for sweet potatoes. Like other reviewers, the sauce was watery, but I actually liked that. It reminded me of my grandmother’s sweet potatoes. I’m not quite sure about the use of sliced lemons on top so I’ll probably exclude that next time I make this. This is a must try recipe for anyone looking for a sweet and old-fashioned sweet potato recipe.
Why would this be listed under Vegetarian when it contains marshmallows which are made from of cow hoofs?
Made this last year.. making it again… I love how people are complaining about it not being vegetarian… JUST OMIT them no reason to complain or give it a bad rating they also make marshmallows you can buy and eat.
As others have said “This is not a vegetarian dish” I am so disappointed!
This dish is listed under “Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes”. Doesn’t anyone at Food Network realize that marshmallows are made with gelatin, which is derived from collagen and is an animal by-product?