Crockpot Candied Yams
Deliciously sweet candied yams with golden pineapples on top.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs sweet potatoes
- 1 cup 100% pineapple juice from canned pineapples
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup diced pineapple canned pineapples
- 2 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Peel and slice sweet potatoes. Drain the pineapple juice from the can into a liquid measuring cup. You'll have ~1 cup of pineapple juice. Then add the 1 cup of water to the liquid measuring cup. Set aside.
- Mix two tablespoons of cornstarch with a little water and mix well. You shouldn't need to add more than 1-2 tablespoons of water. Add sliced sweet potatoes to the crockpot then add all other ingredients including cornstarch. Stir all the ingredients together.
- Turn on high and cook for 3 hours. It's tender at 3 hours, but if you like your yams even more tender then you can cook longer (up to 4 hours). *At the 3 hour mark, I would recommend to check it every 30 minutes until it's tender the way you want it. Just to make sure it doesn't turn to mush :-).
Notes
See "Variations" if you don't have pineapple juice - What if I don't have pineapple juice?
Each serving, ½ cup, has 6 grams of added sugar.
Nutritional values are approximate and based on products used.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 2gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 89mgPotassium: 469mgFiber: 4gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 16192IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 1mg
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