WATCH: How to Make Kamote Cue

Kamote Cue is an all-time favorite Filipino merienda. Skewered deep-fried sweet potatoes are coated with caramelized brown sugar. Give in and snack on this sweet homemade treat on a stick!

Kamote (Sweet Potato), peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch slices
Brown sugar
Oil, for deep-frying
Bamboo skewers

1 Peel and cut the kamote into 1/2-inch slices.

2 In a saucepan, heat the oil and add brown sugar.

3 When the brown sugar melts and floats to the surface, carefully add the kamote slices.

4 Flip the kamote slices to let the caramel coat. If preferred, sprinkle more brown sugar.

6 Cook the kamote slices until tender.

7 Thread glazed kamote slices on bamboo skewers.