Candied Yams with Bourbon

Candied Yams/Candied Sweet Potatoes are made with sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter and plenty of warm spices and are the PERFECT holiday side dish! #yams #candiedyams #sweetpotatoes #candiedsweetpotatoes #thanksgiving #holiday #sidedish #candied

5 from 9 votes

Made with sweet potatoes, brown sugar, butter and plenty of warm spices these candied yams are the PERFECT holiday side dish!

Prep Time15

Cook Time45

Total Time1

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: candied yams, holiday side dish recipe, sweet potato recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 306kcal

Author: The Chunky Chef

Ingredients

3 lbs sweet potatoes peeled and diced into about 1 - 1 1/2" pieces
5 Tbsp butter melted
2/3 cup light brown sugar packed
1/4 cup apple cider
2 - 3 Tbsp bourbon
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 - 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 F degrees and grease a 9x13" baking dish (or other 3 quart baking dish). Add diced sweet potatoes to prepared dish.
In a small bowl, combine melted butter, brown sugar, apple cider, bourbon, cinnamon, salt, ginger, nutmeg and cloves (if using). Stir together until mixed.
Add sugar mixture to sweet potatoes and toss to make sure all the sweet potatoes are coated.
Bake, uncovered, for 40-45 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender and caramelized.

Notes

Sweet potatoes can be sliced into 1/2" thick rounds or 1/2" thick half-moon shapes if desired.

TO MAKE AHEAD:

Complete steps 1 – 3, cover tightly and refrigerate overnight. Let the dish sit on the counter 20 minutes or so before baking as directed.

USING CANNED YAMS/SWEET POTATOES:

Buy enough cans to equal the 3 lbs for this recipe, and drain any liquid from the cans. Prepare as directed, but they’ll probably only need to bake about 25-30 minutes.

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