3-Ingredient Baked Candied Yams
An easy canned yams recipe made with three ingredients — canned yams in syrup, brown sugar, and butter — baked until thick and glazed. No marshmallows, no peeling.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Yield: 8-10 servings
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients
- 2 large cans (29 oz each) yams in syrup
- 1/2 to 1 cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Place a sheet pan on the rack below your baking rack.
- Drain yams and reserve all the syrup in a bowl.
- Arrange yams in a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Mix about half the reserved syrup (1–1.5 cups) with 1/2 cup brown sugar until dissolved and slightly thickened.
- Pour glaze over yams so it comes about halfway up.
- Cut butter into 6–8 small pieces and dot evenly across the top.
- Cover loosely with foil and place on the middle rack, sheet pan below.
- Bake 1 hour.
- Check thickness. If still watery, stir in 1/4–1/2 cup more brown sugar, re-cover, and bake 20–30 more minutes.
- Optional: remove foil for the last 20–30 minutes for deeper caramelization.
- Rest 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Use canned yams packed in SYRUP, not water
- Always use a sheet pan underneath to catch drips
- Add more brown sugar if the glaze isn’t thickening
- Make ahead: bake a day early, refrigerate, reheat covered at 350°F for 20–30 minutes