Holiday Recipes     Home Page Candied Sweet Potatoes Oct 7th, 2002, 6:17pm, Posted by Linda 6 med. sweet potatoes, cooked and halved lengthwise or 2 (16 oz.) can whole sweet potatoes, drained 1/2 c. packed brown sugar 1/2 c. dark corn syrup 1/4 c. butter or margarine Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange sweet potatoes in cook and serve baking dish. In 1 quart saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar, corn syrup, and butter; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Pour syrup over sweet potatoes. Bake 20 minutes or until potatoes are well glazed, basting often with syrup. To serve, spoon syrup over potatoes.