Recipe and source notes

Candied Yams

24 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 15 sm. sweet potatoes
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 1/2 cup white Karo syrup
  • 1 teaspoon red food coloring
  • 1 teaspoon yellow food coloring

Make it step by step

  1. Wash and peel sweet potatoes. Cover with water and bring to boil. Cook for 3 minutes. Drain off most of water.
  2. Add other ingredients and cook until thick and syrupy.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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