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Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe

This easy apple and sweet potato bake, drizzled with a brown sugar and cinnamon sauce, is a natural for holiday meals. " I like to serve this autumn side dish with ham," writes Heidi Grant of Orangeville, Ontario. "If you wish, you can substitute two 18-ounce cans of sweet potatoes, drained."

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Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

20 45 65

Ingredients

2 pounds sweet potatoes
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened apple juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 medium apple, peeled and sliced

Directions

Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10-20 minutes or just until tender. Drain; cool slightly and peel. Peel and cut into 1/4-in. slices.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, apple juice, salt and cinnamon; set aside. In an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray, alternately layer sweet potato and apple slices in an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with brown sugar mixture.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until apples are tender, basting occasionally with pan juices. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2/3 cup) equals 178 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 114 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Candied Sweet Potatoes in Light & Tasty December/January 2004, p42

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Reviewed on Apr. 25, 2011 by Anniemae418

Too dry, so I doubled the sauce ingredients and put it back in the oven. I also kept it covered with foil. Then it came out much better. Everybody at Easter loved them!!