Candied Sweet Potatoes

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Candied Sweet Potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes

Candied Sweet Potatoes Ingredients:

6 medium sweet potatoes or yams
2/3 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 TSP orange zest
1/4 cup pineapple juice

4 TBLS butter
1 TSP cinnamon
1/2 TSP nutmeg

Directions:

Preheat oven 375.
Boil the potatoes-yams until just soft but not mushy. Peel them and slice into 2 inch pieces. Place the slices in a baking pan. Set aside.  Place the the remaining ingredients, except nutmeg in a sauce pan and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour over potatoes-yams and sprinkle with nutmeg. Cover and bake for 20 minutes.