Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• 4 pounds sweet potatoes , quartered
• 3 cups miniature marshmallows , divided
• 1.25 cups butter
• 1.25 cups brown sugar
• ground cinnamon to taste
• ground nutmeg to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. 2

   Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes; drain and peel when cool enough to handle.

3. 3

   While potatoes are cooling, combine 2 cups marshmallows, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.

4. 4

   Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce, mashing about half of the potatoes and breaking the other half into bite-sized chunks. Transfer into the prepared baking dish.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

6. 6

   Sprinkle remaining 1 cup marshmallows evenly over top and continue to bake until marshmallows are slightly toasted and golden brown, about 5 minutes.