Stovetop Bourbon Candied Yams | I Heart Recipes

yams

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while regular potatoes are often less expensive.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index, while white sugar is usually cheaper.

Wash the yams (sweet potatoes) and peel them.

Chop the yams into desired size or shape.

Add the chopped yams into a Dutch oven (or saucepan or pot).

Place the pot over medium heat on the stovetop.

Add salted butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and corn syrup to the pot.

Pour in vanilla extract and whiskey bourbon (optional).

Sprinkle in ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, and ground ginger (optional).

Mix everything together in the pot over medium heat without adding any additional liquid.

Cook until the yams are tender and the mixture is sweet and buttery.

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