Marjorie's Maple Vanilla Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 6 large sweet potatoes
• 4 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 cups butter
• 1 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c).
• place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. drain. peel sweet potatoes once they are cool enough to handle. slice sweet potatoes into 1-inch thick rounds; arrange in a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• mix brown sugar, butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring often, until sugar has dissolved and butter has melted, 5 to 10 minutes. pour sauce over sliced sweet potatoes.
• bake in the preheated oven until heated through and sauce has slightly reduced, about 1 hour. serve hot.