These Baked Sweet Potatoes in Brown Sugar Syrup were always served by my mother at every holiday when I was growing up.

This is not a recipe you will serve when watching calories, but they sure do taste good!  My husband and I love eating baked sweet potatoes in their shells with only a little butter, cinnamon and brown sugar, but this recipe is just a holiday dish.

My son-in-law had never liked sweet potatoes, but after having my mom’s recipe at Christmas one year, he was converted.

I like to use disposable aluminum pans when taking these to a covered dish dinner, so excuse the baking dish.

HOW TO MAKE BAKED SWEET POTATOES IN BROWN SUGAR SYRUP:

Start by peeling and washing your sweet potatoes. Cut into different sizes.  Place in a large saucepan, cover with cold water, and cook until slightly tender. Drain water.

In a large saucepan, melt the butter and stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon.  Add the potatoes and fold into the syrup. You may also place the potatoes into the baking dish and pour the syrup over potatoes if you prefer. If you are making a large amount of sweet potatoes, the pan with syrup may be too heavy.

Place sweet potatoes into a baking dish that has been
sprayed with no stick cooking spray.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake 15 minutes. Remove foil and continue to bake another 30 minutes.

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BAKED SWEET POTATOES IN BROWN SUGAR SYRUP

These Baked Sweet Potatoes in Brown Sugar Syrup were always served by my mother at every holiday when I was growing up. The perfect holiday side dish.

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword Sweet Potatoes in Syrup, Sweet Potato Casserole

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 304kcal

Author pamelashank2015

Ingredients

• 6 medium-large sweet potatoes
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

• Peel and wash potatoes. Cut into variety size shapes. Place in large saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until potatoes just become tender. Remove from stove and drain water.
• In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook over a medium-low heat until mixture starts to thicken. Remove from stove.
• Fold potatoes into the syrup to coat, place in baking dish. May also place potatoes in baking dish and pour syrup over them.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 30 minutes.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER. Calorie count provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

These baked sweet potatoes can be prepared a day ahead of time and baked on the day you need to serve them.

Sweet Potato Casserole is also another great holiday recipe that my family loves.

Home Style Chicken and Noodles is another comfort food recipe that my family always has on the holidays.

This recipe was shared on Sweet Little Bluebird Weekend Potluck.