{"id":12782,"date":"2025-11-26T17:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=12782"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:33:08","slug":"candied-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/candied-sweet-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Candied Sweet Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11022\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11022 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-crop-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-crop-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-crop.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia Boes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs sweet potatoes<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 stick butter<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>4-5 tbsp orange juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prep the Potatoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Clean and peel the sweet potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Slice them into \u00bd-inch rounds and set aside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Make the Syrup Base<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In a large pot over medium heat, add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, and orange juice.<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Stir until everything is melted and combined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Add the Potatoes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Place the sliced sweet potatoes into the pot, gently stirring to make sure each piece is well coated in the syrup mixture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Simmer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bring the mixture to a boil.<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Once boiling, cover the pot and reduce the heat to let the potatoes\u00a0<strong>simmer until fork-tender<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Thicken the Syrup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When the potatoes are tender, remove the lid and increase heat back to medium.<\/p>\n<p>\u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Allow the syrup to cook down and thicken until it becomes a rich, glossy coating over the potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients 2 lbs sweet potatoes 2 tsp cinnamon 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 stick butter Pinch of salt 2 tbsp vanilla extract 4-5 tbsp orange juice &nbsp; Instructions \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Prep the Potatoes \u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Clean and peel the sweet potatoes. \u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Slice them into \u00bd-inch rounds and set aside. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Make the Syrup Base \u25e6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_rtcl_gb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[287],"class_list":["post-12782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"large":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",640,402,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"rtcl-gallery":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",721,453,false],"rtcl-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-320x240.jpg",320,240,true],"rtcl-gallery-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-150x105.jpg",150,105,true],"psacp-medium":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe.jpg",500,314,false],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Alicia-Boes-Recipe-45x45.jpg",45,45,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"LaPrensa Newspaper","author_link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/author\/laprensa\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/category\/recipes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Recipes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Ingredients 2 lbs sweet potatoes 2 tsp cinnamon 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 stick butter Pinch of salt 2 tbsp vanilla extract 4-5 tbsp orange juice &nbsp; 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