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Best Sweet Potatoes Ever

Best Sweet Potatoes Ever just like gran used to make ! Candied Sweet Potatoes are one of the best side dishes ever with a light cinnamon flavor.
Best Sweet Potatoes Ever just like gran used to make ! Candied Sweet Potatoes are one of the best side dishes ever with a light cinnamon flavor.

Hands down the BEST Sweet Potato side dish around ! No mashing going around here, instead candied, cubes of Sweet Potatoes.

Best Sweet Potatoes Ever just like gran used to make ! Candied Sweet Potatoes are one of the best side dishes ever with a light cinnamon flavor.

This is a typical Boerekos dish, which really means – traditional South-African food.

My granny used to make this regularly and it was one of my favorites, as in forever.

Unfortunately, I never got hold of my granny’s recipe (which was in her head – as all her recipes were, actually).

I have tried to make something similar for years, but it just never turned out the way I remembered it as a child.

When I bought the recipe book Seasonal Menus by Annette Human, many years ago, this was one of the first recipes which caught my eye. And as they say – there was no stopping me from thereon.

Best Sweet Potatoes Ever just like gran used to make ! Candied Sweet Potatoes are one of the best side dishes ever with a light cinnamon flavor.

It is exactly the same as I remembered my granny’s sweet potatoes ! I make this so often, as it is an immediate hit with everyone.

When my kids were little, they actually thought it was dessert served on the same plate as their food !

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Best Sweet Potatoes Ever

Best Sweet Potatoes Ever

Best Sweet Potatoes Ever

Linda Nortje
Best Sweet Potatoes Ever just like gran used to make ! Candied Sweet Potatoes are one of the best side dishes ever with a light cinnamon flavor.
4.79 from 28 votes
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine South-African
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 486.5 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 6 tablespoons Butter
  • 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
  • 900 grams Sweet Potatoes peeled and cubed (2 pounds)
  • ¾ cup Water
  • 1 cup Soft Brown Sugar I always use Muscovado for this dish
  • ¼ cup Lemon Juice
  • 1 TB Golden Syrup Treacle or Maple Syrup as an alternative
  • ½ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Instructions
 

  • 1.) Melt the Butter in a large saucepan – add the Oil and stir
  • 2.) Add the Sweet Potatoes, Water, Brown Sugar, Lemon Juice, Syrup, Cinnamon and Salt – gentle stir-through and cover
  • 3.) Simmer over low heat for 2 hours – shake the saucepan now and then, but do not stir
  • 4.) Once the Sweet Potatoes are soft and very syrup-py, it is ready

Notes

  • Cooking time might vary depending on the size of your Sweet Potato cubes - I cut mine into about 20mm x 20mm (a little under an inch square)
Nutrition Facts
Best Sweet Potatoes Ever
Amount per Serving
Calories
486.5
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
16.6
g
26
%
Saturated Fat
 
10.6
g
66
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
6
g
Cholesterol
 
31.1
mg
10
%
Sodium
 
213.9
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
83.3
g
28
%
Fiber
 
3.4
g
14
%
Sugar
 
7.1
g
8
%
Protein
 
2.5
g
5
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.
Serve as a side dish to just about any meal.

ps: I have had it cold with whipped cream a few times and loved it! So, you might even want to serve this as a dessert 😉

4.79 from 28 votes (27 ratings without comment)
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Mel

Saturday 15th of July 2023

Yummy Yummy Yummy... The family loved it. And yes, it is lekker boerekos.

Venessa

Friday 1st of January 2021

Just as my mom use to make it.

JBurger

Friday 27th of July 2018

Here (in SA) we like to allow the sweetpotatos(soet patats) to "burn" slightly.. (dit moet so bietjie vas brand) It caramalises into almost a toffee layer inbetween the soft sweet pumpkin... Divine... Your recepe sounds awesome.. Will try it!

Linda Bouffard

Thursday 12th of September 2013

Terrific.

Diana - FreeStyleMama

Wednesday 11th of September 2013

I need to get my eyes checked because I read the link as Worst instead of best. Silly me...if it were the worst then why would I click it? Haha!

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