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Candied Sweet Potatoes

5

Points®

Total time: 1 hr 20 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 1 hr • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy

Add a little holiday cheer with candied sweet potatoes. Ours are sugary-sweet with fewer calories per serving.

Ingredients

Uncooked sweet potato

2 large, about 2 lbs, peeled, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 2-inch thick pieces

Unsweetened orange juice

¼ cup(s)

Packed light brown sugar

2 Tbsp

Maple syrup

2 Tbsp

Reduced-calorie margarine

1 Tbsp, melted

Table salt

½ tsp

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375ºF.

2

Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and pour in enough water to cover potatoes. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes, until potatoes are fork-tender. Drain potatoes and arrange them in a single layer in bottom of a shallow baking dish.

3

Whisk together juice, sugar, syrup, margarine and salt; pour mixture over sweet potatoes.

4

Bake for 30 minutes, then stir to coat potatoes with liquid and bake for 15 minutes more, until sauce is thick and bubbly. Stir once again before serving. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

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