Easy Southern Candied Yams w/Pineapple

Published Nov 24, 2024 By Elle Ann

Image Credit: Ellen's Homemade Delights via YouTube

It’s Thanksgiving and one thing your guests would surely look for in your diner table is a tasty dessert after a hearty and savory meal. To ensure that they have the best party ever, you have to choose and serve the right treat! One dessert that would never fail to impress everyone is Southern candied yams.

It has proven time and time again why it’s the ultimate Thanksgiving dessert, but to make it even better than it already is, this recipe by Ellen’s Homemade Delights on YouTube will show you how to infuse it with pineapple. It’s a twist that I’m sure you and your guests would be more than eager to try and taste!

Ingredients for Southern Candied Yams:

4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ¼-inch thick rounds
½ cup of unsalted butter
1½ cups of white sugar
½ cup of packed light brown sugar
10 oz of crushed pineapple
1 tsp of ground cinnamon
1 tsp of ground cloves
½ tsp of ground nutmeg
A pinch of kosher salt
1 tsp of pure vanilla extract

How to Make Southern Candied Yams:

Ingredients for Southern Candied Yams — Image Credit: Ellen’s Homemade Delights via YouTube

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 375°F, then peel off the skin of the sweet potatoes, and cut them into rounds with ¼ inch thickness. Place the sweet potato slices into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish and arrange them in a nice layer as shown in the video, then set them aside.

Step 2

Place a medium-sized saucepan on a stove over medium-low heat, then add the butter, and let it melt. Once melted, add the white sugar, brown sugar, crushed pineapple, pineapple juice, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt, then stir everything until well combined, and bring it to a boil.

Step 3

Once boiling, turn off the heat, then remove the saucepan from the stove, and add in the vanilla extract. Quickly stir them until incorporated, then pour the mixture over to the sweet potatoes, and cover it with aluminum foil.

Step 4

Place it in the preheated oven, then let it bake for about 45 minutes, remove the foil, and baste the yams with the sauce. Put it back in the oven, then let it continue to bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes or until tender and caramelized, and serve immediately. Enjoy!