Candied Sweet Potatoes

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

These candied sweet potatoes are sweetened with brown sugar and marshmallows, then topped with a layer of toasted mini marshmallows for a holiday treat!

Ingredients

4 pounds sweet potatoes, quartered
3 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
1 1/4 cups margarine
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
ground cinnamon to taste
ground nutmeg to taste

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2 Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Boil sweet potatoes until almost tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and peel when cool enough to handle.
3 Combine 2 cups marshmallows, butter, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows melt.
4 Stir sweet potatoes into marshmallow mixture, mashing some potatoes and breaking others into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
5 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
6 Sprinkle remaining 1 cup marshmallows evenly potatoes; continue to bake until marshmallows are golden, about 5 minutes.