Best Moms Fried Candy Yams Recipes

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MOM'S CANDIED YAMS WITH CARAMEL



Mom's Candied Yams with Caramel image

I took my mom's childhood candied yam recipe and added a layer of caramel. It is now a must at every Thanksgiving and Christmas and is often requested with much anticipation by anyone who has had it. One recipe will serve 6, but barely. I promise there won't be leftovers. If you're going to feed 6 or more, I suggest doubling the recipe in a 9x13-inch pan.

Provided by TheEnvyOfKings

Categories     Side Dish     Casseroles     Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (15 ounce) can sweet potatoes, drained and mashed
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 ounces caramel topping
2 cups marshmallows, divided

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Mix sweet potatoes, pineapple, butter, brown sugar, salt, egg, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Pour half the sweet potato mixture into a 9x9-inch casserole dish. Pour caramel sauce over sweet potatoes; top with 1 cup marshmallows. Spread the remaining sweet potato mixture over marshmallow layer.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Add the remaining 1 cup marshmallows and bake until marshmallows are golden brown, about 10 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.1 calories, Carbohydrate 51.3 g, Cholesterol 46.5 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 274.2 mg, Sugar 22.9 g

SOUTHERN CANDIED YAMS



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Candied yams is a old fashioned side dish that's slow cooked in a candied mixture on the stove-top with warm spices, sugar and butter.

Provided by April Boller Wright

Categories     classic dinner

Number Of Ingredients 10

2lb sweet potatoes
3/4 cup dark brown sugar (or light brown sugar)
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp vanilla extract
1 stick butter
4 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed)

Steps:

  • Scrub, peel and slice your yams into 1/2 inch rounds. In a medium pot over medium high heat, combine the sweet potatoes and the rest of the ingredients. Stir the sweet potatoes until coated in the sugar and butter mixture.
  • Let it come to a boil. Cover then simmer for about 50 minutes or until the yams are nice and tender when slightly pierced with the tines of a fork or taste. If the yam is still a bit hard. Let it cook a bit longer.
  • Remove the top then set stove to medium. Let the cooking liquid come to a boil. Stirring occasionally until the cooking liquid reduces about 10 minute or until the syrup coats the yams. Remove the pot with the candied yams from the stove and place them into the oven until you are ready to serve them. These taste best warm. Please share this recipe, so other people can enjoy it!

TOP OF STOVE FRIED CANDIED SWEET POTATOES



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I have never Candied Sweet Potatoes in the oven. My mother and mother in law always cooked them in a pan on the stove burner and they were FANTASTIC !! Not ever a bite left. I hope you enjoy cooking them this way. I think long ago when they cooked on wood burning stoves this was an easier way. Also, the oven was reserved to cook...

Provided by Jewel Hall

Categories     Potatoes

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 5

6 medium firm, sweet potatoes
3/4 c white sugar
1/2 c water
5 Tbsp butter, room temperature
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

  • 1. Scrub, wash and peel potatoes, place in large bowl and cut into 1/2 inch slices across. Set aside.
  • 2. Spray a large, heavy skillet with a non stick cooking spray. Add slices of potatoes and the 3/4 cup of water.
  • 3. Bring to boil on Medium high, cap with the lid and turn burner down to low. Check occasionally about every 10 to 15 minutes, DO NOT STIR. May gently slide with a wooden spoon always replacing lid. When potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes or so, gently check with a fork. Add, butter, sugar and vanilla. About 1/2 cup of liquid should still remain in pan with potatoes. Recap with lid and simmer until sugar is melted, and butter and vanilla are incorporated with drippings.
  • 4. The drippings should thicken allowing you to turn potatoes gently with a spatula, don't let them stick. When Juice is thick and cooked real low, remove from burner. Leave lid on potatoes for a few more minutes to allow more steaming. The potato slices should have taken on a candied appearance.

MOM'S EASY SWEET FRIED YAMS



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This is easy since it uses the canned yams in syrup. My Mom would make this as a side dish for broiled fish when I was a kid. You drain the yams and heat the oil and fry them until the edges brown and crisp...very easy and good. I use Princella Cut Sweet Potatoes, cut yams in light syrup. Funny, it says sweet potatoes and yams on the can. Bruce's is another brand that I use too.

Provided by Oolala

Categories     Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 17m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

1 (40 ounce) can cut yams in syrup, drained but not rinsed
corn oil, for frying

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, heat about 1/2 inch of oil until hot, but not too hot.
  • Add the yams and let them brown on the edges and a surface.
  • Gently turn the yams over to brown the other side.
  • You may have to do this in batches, depending on the size of your pan.
  • Drain on paper towels.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.1, Fat 0.6, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 73.7, Carbohydrate 47.9, Fiber 5.7, Sugar 10.8, Protein 2.4

FRIED SWEET POTATOES OR YAMS



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A tasty side dish! Every year at my church's annual fish fry these potatoes are included on the menu. Everyone looks forward to this treat! Great with pork chops! Very easy to prepare. Cut potatoes into thick round "wheels".

Provided by Seasoned Cook

Categories     Potato

Time 30m

Yield 2-3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 medium sweet potatoes or 3 medium yams
vegetable oil (for frying)
salt

Steps:

  • Cut potatoes in round "wheels" about 1/2 inch thick and immediately immerse in water to not discolor.
  • Drain and pat dry with paper towel. Fry on low heat until golden brown and stick tender in the middle.
  • Place on paper towels and salt immediately.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 167.7, Fat 0.1, Sodium 107.2, Carbohydrate 39.2, Fiber 5.8, Sugar 8.2, Protein 3.1

MOMS FRIED CANDY YAMS



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Categories     Potato     Side     Fry     Christmas     Thanksgiving     Quick & Easy

Yield 6 People

Number Of Ingredients 6

3-4 Large Yams
1/2 Cup of Water
8 tbsp Margrine
1 Cup of Sugar
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1-2 tbsp of Cinnamin

Steps:

  • Wash/ peel Yams then cut yams into a bowl. Add to frying pan then add 1/2 cup of water. Add in the 4 tbsp margrine, then add 1/2 cup of Sugar & cover over Med Heat. Stir occassionaly until tender. Add more margrine and sugar as needed / stir til brown. Layout yams in a Casserol dish add more margrine, cinnamin and sugar. Top off with Marshmellows. Broil til Golden Brown. (if stick fast add more water and stir) Flavor to taste!

MOM'S CANDIED YAMS



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My mom never wrote this recipe down and I call my favorite every year for the recipe! Of course she never wrote it down either!!! This is one of those recipes that takes me back when I taste it. I'm going to do my best to write what my "Aunt Poddy" tells me every year, using the amounts as best as I can, but I will still call her every year just to have her walk me through it!!!! My brother got to taste them this year and he said it was just like mom's, so maybe I'm getting it right!!!

Provided by For JTs Grandma

Categories     Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 45m

Yield 1 pan, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes (save the liquid)
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2/3 cup light Karo syrup
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
10 -15 large marshmallows

Steps:

  • Place sweet potatoes in casserole dish, single layer.
  • Using liquid from potatoes, mix in sugar, syrup, butter, cinnamon, orange juice and lemon.
  • Stir over medium heat until it starts to thicken, about 15 minutes.
  • Pour over potatoes, then sprinkle a bit more cinnamon over top.
  • Cover and bake in 350 oven for about 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Top with marshmellows and broil until brown. Watch constantly as this takes only a few minutes!

MY GRANDMA'S CANDIED YAMS WITH PINEAPPLE



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Grandma was always in charge of Thanksgiving dinner in my family. This is my variation on her candied yams (sweet potatoes), and they are the best!

Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h35m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter
2 cups granulated sugar
One 20-ounce can crushed pineapple
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch kosher salt
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the sweet potatoes in a 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.
  • In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the sugar and stir until smooth. Drain the pineapple in a strainer, reserving the juice. Stir in about half the pineapple and half the pineapple juice; reserve the rest of the pineapple and juice for another use. Stir in the cinnamon, cloves and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract. Pour the mixture directly over the sweet potatoes.
  • Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the sweet potatoes are just tender, about 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the sweet potatoes are caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes more.
  • Plate and serve immediately. Pour extra sauce from the bottom of the baking dish on top.

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