Candied Sweet Potatoes

With Thanksgiving around the corner, my taste buds are already thinking ahead about all of the great side-dishes to come. And, of course, since sweet potatoes are one of my favorites, I was all too eager to try this nifty Jamaican recipe. The only problem I encountered was something that took me by complete surprise: it was just too darn sweet! Even for me! (And I'm a person who would gladly skip dinner in order to eat dessert! Yeah. Not kidding.)

I don't know if this recipe was created by a diabetic with a death wish, or if there was simply a typo in the amount of brown sugar to be used, but that cup could easily be cut in half...or a quarter...and it STILL might be too over-powering in its sweetness.

However, like the proverbial person who gets back up on their horse after falling, I will try this again. But, next time, I will make some modifications. And maybe then I will be thankful for this dish!

Ingredients

• 4lbs Sweet Potatoes

• 2 Tbsp Butter

• 1 cup Brown Sugar, packed

• 1 tsp Salt

• 1Tbsp Cinnamon

• ½ cup Water

• Pre-heat oven to 400-degrees

Instructions

• Peel and slice potatoes 1-inch thick

• Rinse potatoes and dry with a tea towel

• Grease a shallow baking dish; put potatoes in dish

• Place pan in pre-heated 400-degree oven for 30 minutes

• In the meantime, in a saucepan melt butter and stir in brown sugar, salt and cinnamon and water

• Stir mixture until it become a light syrup; remove from heat

• Pour syrup over the potatoes and roast until tender

*Recipe courtesty of Cook Like A Jamaican (http://cooklikeajamaican.com/candied-sweet-potatoes/)

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