Slow Cooker Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe (with Marshmallows)
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes are so simple and delicious. Throw them in the crock pot in the morning and let them slowly cook all day long while you prepare your other dishes.
Serving8
Ingredients
- 6 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
Equipment
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- Spread chopped sweet potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine orange juice, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar.
- Pour over the top of the sweet potatoes and place lid on the slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3.
- Once cooked, pour all the contents from your slow cooker into a baking dish.
- Top with marshmallows and broil in oven until marshmallows are golden brown (mine took about 45 seconds!).
Notes
- If you don't want to add marshmallows, these sweet potatoes are delicious eaten as is after they are done cooking in the slow cooker! The marshmallows are totally optional.
Nutrition
Calories: 275 kcal · Carbohydrates: 66 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 1 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Sodium: 400 mg · Potassium: 630 mg · Fiber: 5 g · Sugar: 36 g · Vitamin A: 24078 IU · Vitamin C: 12 mg · Calcium: 72 mg · Iron: 1 mg