Sand Candy® Candied Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds Sand Candy Sweet Potatoes
• 1½ cups plus 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 1 navel orange, peeled and thinly sliced

Method:

1. Set the EGG for indirect cooking with the convEGGtor at 400°F/204°C.
2. Place the sweet potatoes on the grid. Close the lid of the EGG and cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
3. Turn the potatoes, close the lid of the EGG and continue cooking for 7 to 8 minutes, until easily pierced with a fork. Remove the potatoes from the EGG and cool completely.
4. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into ¼ inch-thick rounds. Lay the potatoes in the baking dish. Sprinkle 1½ cups of the brown sugar evenly over the sweet potatoes.
5. Drizzle with the orange juice and 1 cup of the corn syrup and dot with the butter.
6. Place the orange slices on the sweet potatoes, drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons corn syrup on the orange slices, and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
7. Place the baking dish on the grid. Close the lid of the EGG and bake for 1 hour, or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
8. Serve immediately.