Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe

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Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe

How to cook slow cooker candied sweet potatoes with brown sugar and with marshmallows on top if you like. Best Thanksgiving side dish.

Prep Time15

Cook Time3

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brown sugar, candied, crockpot, slow cooker, sweet potatoes

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 slow cooker

Ingredients

3 lbs sweet potatoes
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1.5 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves ground
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbsp butter slices
1.5 cup water or use half apple cider or apple juice for more sweetness
3 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into half moons, about ½” thick. Place them in a 6 quart slow cooker. Add the sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt and stir to coat the slices well. Slice the butter on top.
In a measuring cup, add the cornstarch to the cold water and whisk until it’s dissolved. Pour into the slow cooker and mix everything well.
Turn the cooker to low and let cook for 3 hours, stirring once or twice during the process. Once the potatoes are tender, turn off and serve while warm.

Notes

* If you wanted to add mini marshmallows to the top to melt before serving you can set oven to low broil and set slow cooker insert inside for a few minutes to brown - insert can be baked up to 400 degrees F, no higher. OR transfer contents to a casserole dish, top with marshmallows and broil this way to brown and melt them before serving.

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