Best Glazed Yams Recipes

MAPLE-GLAZED YAMS WITH PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add yams. Cook until water returns to simmer, about 4 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water.
• Arrange yams in prepared dish, overlapping slightly. Season with salt. Pour syrup over yams. Dot with 3 tablespoons butter. Cover and bake until yams are almost tender, about 25 minutes.
• Mix flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Add remaining 5 tablespoons butter. Rub in with fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in pecans.
• Sprinkle pecan mixture atop yams. Bake yams until tender, about 20 minutes. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cool. Cover and let stand at room temperature. Rewarm, uncovered, in 375°F oven 20 minutes.)

MAPLE-GLAZED YAMS WITH ORANGE AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook yams in large pot of boiling salted water 3 minutes. Drain; transfer to 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Blend syrup, butter and peel in small bowl; pour over yams. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; toss to coat. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Bake yams uncovered until just tender, stirring and basting occasionally, about 30 minutes. Mix in cranberries. Continue baking until yams are very tender and juices form thick glaze, about 15 minutes longer. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and serve.

GLAZED YAMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Arrange yams in an ungreased shallow baking dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients; drizzle over yams.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes or until glazed and thoroughly heated.
• (If desired, omit the brown sugar and add 1/3 cup maple syrup).
• To make ahead, combine all ingredients. Cover, and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Increase baking time to 30-45 mins).

APRICOT GLAZED YAMS

Steps:

• Place yams in an 11 x 7 x 1 1/2 inch baking dish. Drain the apricots, reserving the syrup. Arrange the apricots over the yams.
• Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Add enough water to the reserved apricot syrup to equal 1 cup. Add the syrup/water mixture and raisins to the cornstarch mixture, stirring well. Bring to a boil over medium heat; stir in sherry and orange rind.
• Pour the syrup mixture over the yams and apricots. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, basting occasionally.

HEALTHY FAT-FREE GLAZED BAKED SWEET POTATOES (OR YAMS)

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400.
• Dice yam into slices less than 1 inch thick, no wider than 1 1/2 inches (the smaller you cut the quicker they cook).
• Place in bowl and pour brown sugar and cinnamon over top. Toss to coat.
• Get 4 sheets of tinfoil and a pan. Divide yams in four, and pour each quarter onto a sheet of tinfoil, scraping out any leftover juices from the bottom of the bowl and pouring over top the four bunches.
• Pull the corners of the tinfoil up, scrunching the tinfoil packages into bundles so no yam shows through, and place each bundle onto the pan, then in the oven.
• Bake for 25-35 minutes, taking yams from oven at 15-20 minutes, and retossing them with a spoon so all the yams get done.
• Serve warm, and refrigerate leftovers when cool.

ORANGE MARMALADE GLAZED YAMS OR SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2. Drain Yams, reserving syrup.
• 3. Place yams side by side into a 8" x 8" baking dish.
• 4. Mix the marmalade with the reserved syrup.
• 5. Boil the mixture, stirring constantly, until it is the consistency of corn syrup.
• 6. Pour over the sweet potatoes.
• 7. Dot butter over top.
• 8. Sprinkle the top with coconut.
• 9. Bake 10 minutes covered with foil . remove foil and bake 5-10 minutes longer or until the coconut is golden.

MAPLE-GLAZED YAMS WITH ORANGE AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook yams in boiling salted water 3 minutes.
• Drain.
• Transfer to 13x9 baking dish.
• Blend syrup, butter, and peel in a small bowl.
• Pour over yams.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• (Can be made one day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• Bake yams uncovered until just tender, stirring and occasionally basting, about 30 minutes.
• Mix in cranberries.
• Continue baking until yams are very tender and juices form thick glaze, about 15 minute longer.
• Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and serve.

MAPLE GLAZED YAMS AND APPLES

Steps:

• Using an apple peeler machine, peel, core and slice apples. Cut in half. Peel yams, cut in half end to end, then slice 3/8" thick (creating half circles.) Alternate slice of yam and two slices apples in baking dish. Drizzle with maple syrup and chopped rosemary. Sprinkle with brown sugar and dot with slices of cold butter. Cover with aluminum foil, and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

GLAZED YAMS

Steps:

• Peel yams and slice into 1/8 inch thick circles. Pierce each slice with a fork.
• Place yams in large stock pot. Cover with water just until submerged.
• Add sugar, wine, vanilla extract and nutmeg. Stir to incorporate.
• Cover. Refrigerate over night. (it is even better if you allow it to sit for two days).
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Remove the yams from the water. Place on paper towels to drain. Do not discard the marinade.
• Melt butter and allow to cool.
• Place yams in large mixing bowl. Pour butter over yams. Add orange zest and toss to coat.
• Place yams in single layers on cookie sheet coated with olive oil. Bake for 25 minutes or just until tender switching to broil for the last five minutes of cooking. Check for tenderness. Do not over cook. They should not be mushy.
• Glaze:.
• Place one cup of the marinade into a sauce pan.
• Add three tablespoons of splenda brown sugar 1 tablespoon of nutmeg.
• 1/4 cup of sutter home zinfandel wine. Stir and cook until reduced. About 15 to 20 minutes. When thickend, remove from heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Serve three slices of yams (1/2 cup) w/ glaze drizzled on top or make a nice pattern on the plate.
• Alternative glaze: 8 or 10 year old modena balsamic vinegar.

MAPLE GLAZED YAMS WITH PECAN TOPPING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. 2. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add yams. Cook until water returns to simmer, about 4 minutes. Drain. Rinse under cold water. 3. Arrange yams in prepared dish, overlapping slightly. Season with salt. Pour syrup over yams. Dot with 3 tablespoons butter. Cover and bake until yams are almost tender, about 25 minutes. 4. Cover and bake until yams are almost tender, about 25 minutes. 5. Mix flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Add remaining 5 tablespoons butter. Rub in with fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in pecans. 6. Sprinkle pecan mixture atop yams. Bake yams until tender, about 20 minutes. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Cool. Cover and let stand at room temperature. Rewarm, uncovered, in 375°F oven 20 minutes.)