Slow Cooker Candied Yams
An easy slow cooker recipe for candied yams or sweet potatoes. Cooking in the crockpot frees up your oven, especially during the holidays when you can't decide what to put in the oven first. It can be made 2 to 3 days in advance and reheated in the microwave.
Ingredients
- 5 cups yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup pineapple juice
- ¼ cup salted butter, cubed
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water