Baked Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe - Blondelish.com

Ingredients

• 2.5 lbs (1.1kg) Sweet potatoes (about 4 medium-large)
• 2 cups (300g) whole raw pecans
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick; 57g) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup (100g) packed light or dark brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup (60ml) water
• 1/4 cup (60ml) pure maple syrup
• 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp orange zest (or zest of 1 medium orange)
• optional for garnish: chopped fresh or dried rosemary (sea salt)