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Baked candied yams in an oval glass baking dish.
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Soul Food Style Baked Candied Yams

Candied yams are a staple of Southern cuisine. Learn how to make the ultimate Soul Food style baked candied yams with a sweet and buttery brown sugar glaze! The easiest, most delicious yams recipe.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine comfort food, Southern/ Soul Food, Thanksgiving
Keyword Candied Yams, holiday recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Wash the yams.
  • Peel then chop the yams (make sure that they are about 1/2 inch thick).
  • Place the yams into a 9x13 baking dish.
  • Place the butter into a medium-sized pot and melt it over medium heat.
  • Once the butter is melted, sprinkle in the white & brown sugar, ground cinnamon,ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground clove.
  • Turn the stove off, mix the ingredients until the sugar is dissolved, then add in the vanilla extract.
  • Pour the candied mixture over the yams and try to coat all the yams with the buttery brown sugar glaze.
  • Next, cover the baking dish with foil and bake the yams in the oven for 30 minutes.
  • Remove the yams from the oven and baste them with the candied mixture. Mix with a spoon so the glaze evenly covers all the yam slices.
  • Cover the yams and continue baking for another 15-20 minutes.
  • Remove the yams from the oven - they should now be super tender and soft. Let them sit for about 10 minutes before serving (the glaze with thicken up).
  • Enjoy!

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