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.
Hands down the BEST Sweet Potato side dish around ! No mashing going around here, instead candied, cubes of Sweet Potatoes.
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.
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
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)
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 😉
Yummy Yummy Yummy… The family loved it. And yes, it is lekker boerekos.
Just as my mom use to make it.
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!
Terrific.
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!
Glad you posted this recipe… I have seven sweet potatoes from our garden that need cooking. I was looking for sweet potato bread recipes and found one, and I think I have enough left over for this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Yum! I love sweet potato too. I need to do this for Madeleine she's terribly annoying when it comes to eating veggies
Oh wow! I've not had sweet potato like this before. They look amazing. I will definitely have to try your recipe!
Thanks for sharing at the Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop. Have a wonderful day!
Katie @ TheCasualCraftlete.com
I'm obsessed with sweet potatoes. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Linda for sharing this yummy recipe at Tuesday Trivia. I love sweet potatoes, sounds delicious. Pinning!
Hugs,
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
Candied sweet potatoes are a definite weakness for me, and these look fantastic! Pinned them – thanks!
P.S. Thanks for pinning my meatloaf muffins last week. They were really popular! 🙂
This looks so delicious! Just in time for fall!
I would love it if you'd link this post (and any other craft, DIY, recipe posts) to my blog hop. It goes live every Sunday night at 8 central time. I'd love to see you there!
http://carriethishome.com/2013/09/frugal-crafty-home-blog-hop-39/
This sounds so yummy with the cinnamon & syrup. I can see this for Thanksgiving. Pinned!
Sweet potatoes are so tasty and these look wonderful! Pinned for later.
I love sweet potatoes! I'm super excited to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
~Jen @ Yummy Healthy Easy
These sound wonderful Linda, I LOVE sweet potatoes!!
Oh my word… cold with whipped cream? You are speaking my language! Can't wait to try this recipe!
So yummy!!!! Sweet potatoes are my faves…I actually really like them savory too! something about the salty and the sweet. YUMMMM!
I love sweet potatoes too and have a friend who just told me they had tons in their garden and would be giving me some! Pinned this so I'm ready!!
Thank you for this recipe, I look forward to trying it. On a different note, my son is going on a mission for our church and is coming to Johannesburg. He leaves in 2 weeks. His is very excited to be in your country for 2 years. Any words of wisdom you can offer him about Johannesburg? We'd love your thoughts if you have time. Thanks much!
I LOVE sweet potatoes – any way at all – so this gets pinned to my ever growing recipe board!
Thanks for sharing Linda!
Hugs,
Suzan