Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes recipe

All Recipes Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

6 sweet potatoes
¾ cup boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
½ tablespoon orange zest
1 tablespoon orange juice
¾ cup light corn syrup
¼ cup packed brown sugar
3 orange slices, halved

Nutrition Info

354.7 calories
carbohydrate: 76.9 g
cholesterol: 15.3 mg
fat: 5.9 g
fiber: 6 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 528 mg
sugar: 33.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pare and halve sweet potatoes.

  2. Combine peel, juice, corn syrup, and brown sugar.

  3. Add sweet potatoes, boiling water, and salt to a large saucepan. Simmer, covered, until tender, this should take about 15 minutes. Drain off liquid, leaving 1/4 cup in skillet. Dot potatoes with butter or margarine. Pour orange juice mixture over potatoes, and add orange slices. Cook, uncovered, over low heat until glazed, an additional 15 minutes. Baste often, and turn once while cooking.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

The orange juice makes this a tasty dish. Even people who are not fond of sweet potatoes like this one. Give it a try!

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