How to Make Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Many holiday meals have special dishes that we all look forward to when that time of the year rolls around. Whether it is a special main course like turkey or ham, or a particularly tasty side dish, they are built into some of our favorite traditions. Turkey dinners almost always have a sweet potato casserole type dish. Here is a basic Glazed Sweet Potato dish that has many options to make it unique.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 2 lbs. sweet potatoes
• Baking dish
• Butter
• Pancake syrup

1. Wash the sweet potatoes well and peel then. Then slice into about ¼-inch slices.
2. Coat the inside of a baking dish with a thin layer of butter to help with clean up and then arrange the sweet potato slices along the bottom of the dish.
3. Carefully dab a bit of butter on the top of each slice and place in a preheated oven at 375. Allow these to cook for approximately 45 minutes or until fork-tender, and then remove from the oven.
4. Take the pancake syrup and drizzle a bit on the top of each slice. Carefully turn each slice over and drizzle some of the syrup on the other side.
5. Return the baking dish to the oven and allow to cook until the syrup is bubbling and slightly browned. Remove from the oven and they are ready to serve.

Tips & Warnings

• This recipe can be changed up by adding various items to the base recipe. Baked sweet potatoes always go well with marshmallows and brown sugar. You can try adding a small amount of chopped walnuts or pecans to give it a bit of crunchiness. To give it a little different flavor boost you might try adding lemon or orange zest, raisins or even dried cranberries.