GRANDMA'S CANDIED YAMS
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories side-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cut off the ends of the yams, then peel and cut the yams into 1/2-inch-thick circles. Add to a 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.
- In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and stir until thoroughly blended. Stir in the pineapple juice, cinnamon, vanilla and cloves. Taste the mixture to make sure it's sweet to your liking and pour over the yams. Spread the strawberry preserves on top of the yams.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the yams are semi-tender, about 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the yams are caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes more.
- Plate and serve hot. And don't forget to pour the sauce from the baking dish on top!
FLORENCE MAMA'S CANDIED YAMS RECIPE - (4.4/5)
Provided by á-61574
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. In an ungreased 2-quart baking dish place sweet potato slices, overlapping slightly and covering the dish. In a saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Cook until sugar is dissolved, then add the orange slices. Pour the mixture over the potatoes, covering the entire surface. Cover the dish tightly with foil. Bake 40 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. Remove foil and bake 20 to 25 minutes more or until the top is golden brown. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
THE BEST EVER CANDIED YAMS RECIPE - (4/5)
Provided by jsides
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the peeled and cut yams into a large pot and cover with water. Place the pot on the stove top, turn the heat to high, and let the yams boil for about 5 minutes. Then, drain the yams and set the to the side. In a separate pot, add 1 stick of butter and begin to melt it over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted, reduce the heat to low and add in the granulated sugar and the brown sugar. Stir and cook for 1 minute, then turn the heat off. Sprinkle in the ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground ginger. Stir and add in the vanilla extract. Place the yams into a buttered baking dish and pour the candied mixture all over the yams. Fold in the ingredients and make sure the yams are well coated with the candied mixture! Place the yams in a preheated 375°F oven, uncovered for 20 minutes. Remove the yams from the oven and add the marshmallows on top. Place the yams back into the oven for 5 to 7 minutes or until the marshmallows are cooked to your liking.
CANDIED SWEET POTATOES (FLORENCE MAMA'S CANDIED YAMS)
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 Slice sweet potatoes 1/4" Slice orange thinly In 2-quart baking dish place sweet potato slices, slightly overlapping and covering the dish. In a saucepan melt the butter over low heat, stir in brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cook until brown sugar is dissolved then add orange slices. Pour entire mixture over potatoes. Cover dish with foil. Bake for 40 minutes or until potatoes are tender (Stick poatoes with a fork to test). Remove foil and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes or until top is golden brown.
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