Candied Sweet Potatoes with Rum Butter Glaze

by user Elocina

Info
Cook Time:

Serves:

Ingredients

 * 5 lbs sweet potatoes
 * 1/2 tsp salt
 * Nonstick cooking spray

Rum Glaze

 * 1 tbsp butter
 * 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
 * 1 tbsp lemon juice
 * 3 tbsp dark rum or apple cider

Directions
1.Heat a large pot of water to boiling.

2.Meanwhile, peel potatoes and cut into quarters.

3.Add to boiling water with salt.

4.Boil 20 minutes, or until tender.

5.Drain well.

6.Preheat the oven to 400F.

7.Coat a 2-qt.

8.Casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.

9.Set aside.

10.Mash potatoes coarsely with a fork or a Potato masher.

11.Transfer to the prepared casserole dish, smoothing the top with a spatula.

Rum Glaze
1.Melt butter in a medium-sized, heavy skillet.

2.Stir in Sugar and lemon juice and cook over medium-high heat 3 minutes, or until bubbly.

3.Add rum, return the mixture to a boil, and pour over sweet potatoes.

4.Bake for 45 minutes, or until the glaze has become slightly crusty and nicely golden.

5.Cool for 5 minutes.

Source

 * Candied Sweet Potatoes with Rum Butter Glaze from CookbookWiki -- original source of recipe, licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License

From Recipes Wiki, a Wikia wiki.