Sweet potato pie, aka candied yams, is a confusing dish. Is it dessert? Is it a side dish? In my house, it is a side dish, but only on special occasions. I have shared my recipe for candied yams before, but it was for a larger quantity so I wanted to share the recipe in a smaller amount since not everyone has a big family like us.
This recipe is highly adaptable to various diets. I have replaced the brown sugar with Swerve brown sugar replacement. My mother makes it without the cinnamon, which is also good, but I am partial to the cinnamon flavour. Since we now have a family member who is halal, we have also taken to using halal marshmallows. I haven’t been able to find them in mini marshmallow form, but the larger ones work just fine too.
On a trip to Gulf County Florida, I was served candied yams in a ramekin and thought it was brilliant! I plan to try this myself sometime and will share the recipe when I do.
Sweet potatoes are a favourite of mine so I can eat them with any meal, but my candied yams are a staple at our holiday meals. My Mom made them every Thanksgiving and Christmas for my entire life, and I have been making them with the added cinnamon for my family over the last decade.
Let me know if you try them!
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