CANDIED SWEET POTATOES WITH ORANGE JUICE

Candied Sweet Potatoes with Orange Juice image

Every holiday my mother makes these candied sweet potatoes with orange juice and every holiday someone asks for her recipe. After 53 years, she certainly has perfected it!

Provided by GR8DO

Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

6 medium sweet potatoes
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup unsalted butter
¼ cup orange juice
½ teaspoon salt
4 whole cloves, or more to taste

Steps:

Place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender but not mushy, 18 to 20 minutes. Drain. Peel sweet potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. Discard skins.
Combine brown sugar, butter, orange juice, salt, and cloves in a large skillet or electric frying pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until syrupy. Arrange potato halves in the syrup and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove cloves from syrup before serving, if you wish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.4 calories, Carbohydrate 41.6 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 166.4 mg, Sugar 23 g