Spicy Candied Sweet Potatoes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 460
- Total Fat
- 17
- Saturated Fat
- 6
- Carbohydrates
- 74
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 32
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 23
- Sodium
- 173
- Total: 3 hr 10 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 3 hr
Ingredients
Canola oil cooking spray
2 29-ounce cans cut sweet potatoes, drained
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 cups miniature marshmallows
Directions
- Coat a 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir together the sweet potatoes, pecans, butter and orange juice concentrate until combined. In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture and stir until combined. Spoon into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours.
- Sprinkle the marshmallows over the top of the sweet potatoes in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 15 more minutes, or until the marshmallows are melted.