Candied Sweet Potatoes

Name: Candied Sweet Potatoes
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1kg sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 cm slices; 75g dairy free spread, melted; 100g light brown soft sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 0.5 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 60ml water; 0.5 tsp fine salt

Tender sweet potato slices baked in a buttery brown sugar and cinnamon glaze.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.32 a head
Oven190°C (170°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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1 kgsweet potatoespeeled and cut into 2 cm slices
75 gdairy free spreadmelted
100 glight brown soft sugar
1 tspground cinnamon
½ tspground nutmeg
1 tspvanilla extract
60 mlwater
½ tspfine salt

Method

1
Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan).
2
Lay the sweet potato slices in a large baking dish, overlapping slightly.
3
Mix the melted spread, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, water and salt. Pour evenly over the potatoes.
4
Cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
30 min
5
Remove the foil, baste the potatoes with the syrup and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes until tender and the glaze is bubbling and sticky.
23 min
6
Rest for 5 minutes before serving, spooning the glaze over.

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