Sweet Potatoes with Hard Cinnamon Candy

These Sweet Potatoes with Hard Cinnamon Candies would be a very pretty holiday side dish. I loved the occasional small bite of the candy, and the red adds some nice seasonal color. No rules here folks, love butter-add lots. Want more cinnamon flavor or sweetness-add more candy. Love black pepper-yep, adjust to taste. Hitting the candy once with a hammer creates all different size bits and some dust, simply open the wrapper and pour it in. Will the candy all melt? I guess that's a possibility, but mine didn't. If you want to ensure a little color, save a candy or two to stir in before serving. This is different, and totally unexpected:@)

I cooked mine in my ♥Instant Pot, or the sweet potatoes can be steamed on the stove. This whole side dish can also be made and served in a slow cooker, only one thing to wash, and saving precious oven space too. 

More holiday sweet potato ideas: 

Sweet Potatoes-with Applesauce, Slow Cooker
Sweet Potatoes-with Bourbon or Brandy

Sweet Potatoes-Coconut Mashed, Slow Cooker

Sweet Potatoes-Mashed with Pumpkin Spice-Slow Cooker
Sweet Potatoes-Savory Twice Baked or Mashed

Sweet Potatoes with Hard Cinnamon Candy

For each:

1 lb sweet potato, peeled, washed, 1/2" cubed

5 or more hard candies, hit once with a hammer while still in wrapper

Butter

S&P to taste

1. Steam sweet potatoes until soft (6 minutes in ♥Instant Pot with 1C water, automatic release). Or add sweet potatoes to slow cooker, paper towels under lid, cook on high for about 2 hours, or low 3 1/2-4 hours. *Every slow cooker is different, I suggest a test batch before the holidays.
2. Add to bowl (or leave in slow cooker vessel), add butter, S&P.
3. Open wrapper and pour in candy, saving one or two if you choose to. Stir with fork, lightly mashing sweet potatoes as you go. 
4. Taste, adjust flavor as desired.

Eat well and have a happy day:@)