Candied Sweet Potatoes

Candied Sweet Potatoes
2-3 pounds Sweet Potatoes or Yams
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
2 Tbsp. Orange Juice
1/4 cup Honey or Maple Syrup
1/4-1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 cup shredded Coconut (optional)
1/2 cup Pecans (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a baking dish
2. Wash, peel & cut sweet potatoes in chunks.
3. Place cut up sweet potatoes in a bowl & cover with cold water for 15-20 minutes
4. Drain water off of sweet potatoes and place in prepared baking dish.
5. If desired, sprinkle coconut & pecans over sweet potatoes
6. In a small saucepan, melt butter and add bread an sugar, honey, orange juice, cinnamon & nutmeg.
7. Bring to a boil stirring constantly.
8. Pour evenly over sweet potatoes
9. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
10. Remove from oven and remove foil. Stir sweet potatoes
11. Bake, uncovered for an additional 30 minutes or until sweet potatoes are fork tender.
12. Sprinkle top with marshmallows if desired and place under broiler to brown
13. Enjoy!