Easy Southern Style Candied Sweet Potatoes recipe made in a slow cooker is a family favorite holiday side dish recipe. Fresh sweet potatoes dripping in a sweet cinnamon sauce covered in marshmallows.
Place the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, ground cinnamon, grated nutmeg into a medium saucepan. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Once the syrup starts to boil cook for 3 minutes. Remove pot from the heat and set aside.
Place half the sliced sweet potatoes into the bottom of a 6 or 8 quart crock pot. Pour half the syrup over the sweet potatoes. Layer the remaining sliced sweet potato in the crock pot. Pour remaining syrup over the sweet potato slices.
Place lid on crock pot over a layer of paper towels and cook on high for 2-3 hours or until fork tender. Uncover the crock pot and discard the damp paper towels. Spread the mini marshmallows over the top of the sweet potato slices.