Camotes Enmielados

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Muy Bueno Fiestas: 100+ Delicious Mexican Recipes for Celebrating the Year

By Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack

Published 2023

  • About

This warm and comforting home-style dessert is not one you will see on the menu at a Mexican restaurant. As the sweet potatoes, piloncillo, cinnamon, star anise, and cloves simmer on the stove top, they give off a sweet and earthy aroma, reminding you that fall has arrived. This dish is sweet but not rich and tastes similar to traditional Thanksgiving yams but without the butter and marshmallows. Although this recipe is perfect for Día de los Muertos, it will also add a nice Latin accent to