Best Vanilla Glazed Sweet Potatoes Recipes

GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• If using fresh sweet potatoes, place in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook 25-40 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly and peel. Cut into chunks., Preheat oven to 350°. Place sweet potatoes in a 2-qt. baking dish. In a small saucepan, combine butter, syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour over potatoes. , Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until heated through.

MARJORIE'S MAPLE VANILLA SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• 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, about 20 minutes. Drain. Peel sweet potatoes once they are cool enough to handle. Slice sweet potatoes into 1-inch thick rounds; arrange in a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• Mix brown sugar, butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring often, until sugar has dissolved and butter has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. Pour sauce over sliced sweet potatoes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and sauce has slightly reduced, about 1 hour. Serve hot.

VANILLA SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Pierce potatoes with a fork, and arrange in a circle on paper towels in microwave oven.
• Microwave at high 10 minutes or until tender, rearranging potatoes after 5 minutes.
• Wrap in a towel; let stand 5 minutes.
• Peel and mash potatoes.
• Combine with milk and remaining ingredients.
• Place in a 1-quart casserole; cover and microwave on medium for 7 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.

CLASSIC CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place whole sweet potatoes in a steamer over a couple of inches of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain and cool.
• Peel, and slice sweet potatoes lengthwise into 1/2 inch slices. Place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, brown sugar, water and salt. When the sauce is bubbly and sugar is dissolved, pour over potatoes.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, occasionally basting the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar sauce.

SOUTHERN CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into slices.
• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the sliced sweet potatoes.
• Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cover the sweet potatoes with sugar mixture and stir. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and cook for about 1 hour or until potatoes are "candied". They should be tender but a little hard around the edges. Also the sauce will turn dark. You will need to stir occasionally during the cooking. Stir in the vanilla just before serving. Serve hot.

GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Cut each of the yams into 8 evenly shaped wedges. Lay them out in the prepared baking dish in an even layer. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and allow to dissolve. Mix in syrup and cook until smooth. Pour the glaze over the yams and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for about 45 minutes or until the yams are tender when pierced with a fork but they still hold their shape.