CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Ingredients
  • 3 orange sweet potatoes
  • washed
  • 3 white sweet potatoes
  • washed
  • 150g/5oz dark brown sugar
  • 125g/4oz butter
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • vanilla essence
  • 1 orange
  • juice only
  • 150g/5oz marshmallows
Directions
  • Heat an oven to oven 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • Leaving the skin on
  • boil the sweet potatoes in a pot for 20 to 25 minutes
  • or until tender.
  • Once cooked and soft to the touch
  • peel and cut into thick slices. Place in an oven-proof dish and put to one side.
  • To make the candied sauce
  • place butter
  • brown sugar
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla
  • and the juice of one orange in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil.
  • Pour candied sauce over potatoes and then bake for ten minutes in the preheated oven.
  • Remove from the oven and place marshmallows over top. Return the dish to the oven
  • until the marshmallows have just melted.