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Fall Recipe: Candied Yams

September 16, 2014 By Sheri

The fall season is right around the corner, and with it comes some of my favourite recipes. 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.

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Fall Recipe: Candied Yams

A great holiday dish or a side dish for a fall dinner.
Course Side Dish
Servings 6
Author Sheri McDonald

Ingredients

  • 4 large sweet potatoes
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Mini marshmallows to cover dish

Instructions

  1. Peel your sweet potatoes and cut them into cubes. Boil them until they are soft.
  2. Add the butter, cinnamon and brown sugar to the yams, and mash them until smooth. Put the mashed mixture into a pie dish.
  3. Cover the sweet potatoes with the mini marshmallows and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the marshmallows are browned.

candied yams

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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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: christmas, Entrees & Side Dishes, Food, Holiday Recipes, recipe, thanksgiving

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  1. Anne Taylor says

    August 30, 2013 at 10:39 am


    I’m not a big fan of yams, but I come from a yam loving family! Thanks for the recipe, my family will love it I’m sure!

  2. Judy C (Cowan) says

    August 30, 2013 at 10:55 am


    Thanks for sharing the recipe scaled down. We love yams so will definitely be making this.

  3. Ira says

    August 30, 2013 at 11:30 am

    I love sweet potato, but think this recipe would be too much of an experiment for my family. Still bookmarking it, though, just in case 🙂

  4. Jenny says

    August 30, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    i never tried this before but it sure looks yummy!

  5. Florence C says

    September 1, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    I love sweet potatoes and this looks yummy.

  6. Pam says

    September 26, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    Going to make this recipe tonight, Sheri!

  7. Tammy says

    October 16, 2013 at 2:13 pm

    Now this would go over great on the dining table at my home!

  8. HilLesha says

    October 16, 2013 at 6:09 pm


    Nothing like good ol’ candied yams! 🙂

  9. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy.com says

    October 16, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    YUM! They looks so delicious.

  10. Lolo says

    October 25, 2013 at 1:58 am

    I never was into yams, but this recipe might just change my mind!

  11. Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says

    October 26, 2013 at 1:25 am

    I love candied yams and this looks great!

  12. courtney says

    November 3, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    Ooh hubby would love this!

  13. Leilani says

    November 4, 2013 at 1:01 am

    Confession: I have never tried candied yams. This year I’m going to make it a point to try it.

  14. Toni says

    November 8, 2013 at 9:42 am

    this is one of my favorite holiday dishes!!

  15. Holly says

    November 28, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    mmm! I make 2 candied yams. One with marshmallows and one without. My fave holiday dish!

  16. Susan T. says

    December 28, 2013 at 5:46 pm

    We love yams in my family. I put a bit of orange juice and some cream cheese in mine!

  17. MrDisco says

    March 4, 2014 at 11:42 pm

    yum!

  18. Chandra Christine O'Connor says

    October 4, 2014 at 8:57 am


    Ive never tried this kind of pie. does the marshmallows help with the taste or is it just a topper.

  19. DARLENE W says

    October 4, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    we have a version of this every Thanksgiving

  20. Amy Lovell says

    October 6, 2014 at 5:41 am

    LOve sweet potatoes!!! Will def be trying these~

  21. Darlene W says

    October 8, 2014 at 10:21 am

    I have never had yams with marshmellows on top, a different twist

  22. loriag says

    November 8, 2014 at 10:04 am


    I wonder if I could serve this and the husband would try it., I love sweet potatoes but the husband does not.

  23. Alexa Nernberg says

    December 21, 2014 at 5:15 pm


    My husband and I love yams. We will definitely making this recipe. Thanks for sharing.

  24. Jenn says

    December 30, 2014 at 11:06 pm

    I’ve never tried candied yams before! But this looks delicious.

  25. Jenna D says

    August 13, 2015 at 9:35 am

    if I’m being honest, I’ve never had candied yams. But – I might have to try!

  26. Margaret Imecs says

    September 28, 2015 at 11:48 am

    Thank you!

  27. kathy downey says

    January 20, 2017 at 10:33 am

    I never had yams but they sure look tasty!

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