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Microwaved candied yams
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Microwaved Sweet Candied Yams (sweet Potatoes)

Super quick and easy candied Yams or candied sweet potatoes
Prep Time25 minutes
Course: Dinner
Keyword: brown sugar yams, candied sweet potatoes, candied yams, sweet yams
Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • Microwave

Ingredients

  • 4 cups yams or sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter chopped in small pieces
  • 5 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ cup orange juice with or without pulp

Instructions

  • Place cubed yams in a microwavable dish that has a lid. Top with all the rest of the ingredients. Cover dish and microwave for 5 minutes. Remove from microwave and stir the now melted butter with the rest of the ingredients and the yams. Return covered dish to microwave and repeat stirring every 5 minutes until yams feel tender by pricking them with a fork or knife.
    Total cooking time will average 15 - 20 minutes. Reserve some of the sweet liquid to pour over yams when serving
  • note* toppings can be combined in a cup and microwaved for 5-10 seconds until butter is melted. Stir all together then pour over raw cubed yams and microwave as instructed.