Delicious Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe with Orange Juice

Name: Delicious Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe with Orange Juice
Total time: 1 hr
Ingredients: 6 medium sweet potatoes; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 0.5 cup unsalted butter; 0.25 cup orange juice; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 4 whole cloves, or more to taste

My mother's candied sweet potatoes with orange juice are a holiday tradition, and everyone always asks for the recipe. After 53 years, she's perfected this sweet potato dish!

Total time1 hr
Prep time5 mins
Cook time55 mins
Yield12 servings, 12

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Servings

Ingredients

6 medium sweet potatoes
1 cup packed brown sugar
0.5 cup unsalted butter
0.25 cup orange juice
0.5 teaspoon salt
4 whole cloves, or more to taste

Instructions

Boil sweet potatoes in a large pot with salted water until tender but not mushy, about 18-20 minutes. Drain, peel, and halve the sweet potatoes. Discard the skins.
In a large skillet or electric frying pan, combine brown sugar, butter, orange juice, salt, and cloves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes until the mixture becomes syrupy. Add the potato halves and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Remove cloves before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 238 kcal
Fat Content: 8 g
Fiber Content: 4 g
Sugar Content: 23 g
Sodium Content: 166 mg
Protein Content: 2 g
Cholesterol Content: 20 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 42 g
Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g