Glazed Yams Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Cut each of the yams into 8 evenly shaped wedges. Lay them out in the prepared baking dish in an even layer. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and allow to dissolve. Mix in syrup and cook until smooth. Pour the glaze over the yams and sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Cover the baking dish with foil and bake for about 45 minutes or until the yams are tender when pierced with a fork but they still hold their shape.

Steps:

• If using fresh sweet potatoes, place in a large saucepan or Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook 25-40 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly and peel. Cut into chunks., Preheat oven to 350°. Place sweet potatoes in a 2-qt. baking dish. In a small saucepan, combine butter, syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour over potatoes. , Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until heated through.

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).

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.

Steps:

• Cut the sweet potatoes crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds. Halve or quarter any extra-large pieces so that they are all similar in size.
• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a small bowl. Add the sugar mixture to the Dutch oven and whisk until it forms a paste. Add the potatoes and stir well, spooning the sugar mixture over the potatoes to coat evenly.
• Cover and cook the potatoes, stirring occasionally and gently to avoid breaking them up, until they are just tender when pierced with the tip of a knife and the sauce resembles a thin syrup, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and toast until dark brown with a light scent of roasted nuts, about 8 minutes. Season the pecans with some salt while warm, let them cool completely and coarsely chop.
• Transfer the potatoes with their sauce to a large serving platter and sprinkle the pecans over the top.

Steps:

• Stir salt into 2 quarts cold water in a large pot. Transfer sweet potato pieces to pot and place over high heat; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are not quite tender but still cooked, 5 to 7 minutes. Use the tip of a knife to test for doneness. Drain.
• Place brown sugar, butter, lemon juice, maple syrup, ginger, cinnamon, cayenne, and pinch of salt in a skillet. Place over medium-high heat, stirring until glaze ingredients melt and start bubbling. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until mixture begins to thicken up, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Transfer drained sweet potatoes to skillet. Raise heat to high and cook and stir until potatoes are coated with glaze and very tender, and glaze has thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to serving dish; garnish with chopped nuts.

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.)

Steps:

• Combine Flour Brown Sugar, Oats and Cinnamon In Bowl.
• Cut In Margarine Until Crumbly.
• Mix 1 Cup Oat mixture with Yams and Cranberries in 1 1/2 Quart Casserole Dish.
• Top With Remaining Mixture.
• Bake at 350 . 30 to 35 Minutes.
• Sprinkle Marshmallows on top and Continue Baking Until Lightly Browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place sweet potatoes in a medium baking dish. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Layer with miniature marshmallows.
• Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows have melted.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Wash the yams.
• Peel, then chop the yams ( make sure that they are about ½ inch thick.
• Place the yams into a 9x13 bake dish.
• Place the butter into a medium sized pot, then melt it over medium heat.
• Once the butter is melted, sprinkle in the white & brown sugar, ground cinnamon,ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground clove.
• Turn the stove off, mix the ingredients, then add in the vanilla extract.
• Next, cover the bake dish with foil, then bake the yams in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Pour the candied mixture over the yams, and try to coat all the yams with the candied mixture.
• Remove the yams from the oven, and baste them with the candied mixture.
• Cover the yams, and bake them for another 15-20 minutes.
• Remove the yams from the oven, and let them sit for about 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except sweet potatoes in 2 quart saucepan.
• Bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat and simmer about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Place sliced sweet potatoes in an ungreased 9x13 dish in a single layer cut side up.
• Pour syrup over potatoes coating all pieces.
• Bake at 400 degrees until bubbly about 45 minutes basting every 15 minutes.