Brown Butter Candied Yams
These brown butter candied yams are made with tender sweet potatoes, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and rich browned butter. An easy Southern side dish cooked right on the stovetop!
Ingredients
- 4-5 lbs Sweet potatoes peeled and sliced into ½-inch rounds
- 2 Sticks Salted Butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Lemon extract
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Add butter to a small saucepan over medium heat. Melt and continue cooking until golden brown with a nutty aroma. Remove from heat.
- Peel sweet potatoes and slice into approximately ½-inch rounds.
- Arrange one layer of sweet potatoes in a large, deep skillet or pan.
- Add half of the brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and browned butter.
- Add the remaining sweet potatoes and top with the rest of the ingredients.
- Cover and cook over medium-low heat until the sweet potatoes begin to soften.
- Continue cooking until fork-tender, occasionally spooning the syrup over the potatoes.
- Uncover and allow the sauce to cook down to your desired consistency.
- Remove from heat, let rest for a few minutes, and serve with the buttery syrup spooned over the top.
Notes
- Watch the butter closely while browning to prevent burning.
- Keep the heat low enough to prevent the sugar from scorching.
- For an oven-baked option, cover and bake at 350°F until tender, then uncover toward the end to thicken the sauce.