Great-Grandma's Candied Yams

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This is my great-grandma's candied yams recipe. I started making them a few years ago, now everyone asks for them every year. The secret I think is in the orange juice and slow cooking.

Prep
20 min
Cook
59 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add yams and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse twice with cold water. Soak in cold water for 15 minutes.
  2. 2 While yams are soaking, preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
  3. 3 Mix white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
  4. 4 Peel and cut yams into chunks and place in a large baking dish. Dot with butter and sprinkle with sugar mixture so all yams are coated. Carefully pour enough orange juice into the bottom of baking dish to measure 1/2 inch.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven, basting often, until yams are tender and the liquid is thick and sticky, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Sprinkle with mini marshmallows. Turn on the oven's broiler. Broil until marshmallows are melted and toasty, about 5 minutes.

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