Grandma Kawamotos Candied Yams Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add yams and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse twice with cold water. Soak in cold water for 15 minutes.
• While yams are soaking, preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Mix white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
• Peel and cut yams into chunks and place in a large baking dish. Dot with butter and sprinkle with sugar mixture so all yams are coated. Carefully pour enough orange juice into the bottom of baking dish to measure 1/2 inch.
• Bake in the preheated oven, basting often, until yams are tender and the liquid is thick and sticky, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Sprinkle with mini marshmallows. Turn on the oven's broiler. Broil until marshmallows are melted and toasty, about 5 minutes.

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!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add pineapple juice, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; stir to combine and cook until sugars have dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place drained yams in a casserole dish. Add pineapple chunks. Pour sauce over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Add marshmallows to the top and continue to bake until golden and melted, 10 to 15 minutes more. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving so sauce can thicken.

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 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:

• Boil sweet potatoes until fork tender. Allow to cool. Peel the sweet potatoes and slice into 1" slices.
• In a bowl, stir together karo syrup, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
• Arrange sweet potato slices in 11"x14" casserole dish.
• Pour mixture over potatoes.
• Slice margarine into slices and arrange on the top.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove and mix the slices around. Put back in oven for 10-20 minute Serve hot.

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.

Steps:

• Peel yams. Cut into 1 inch thick sliced rounds. If the slices are too large in diameter, cut in half. Place in a 6 quart pot, in two layers. Dot with butter, add pinch of salt, sprinkle with brown sugar evenly over the top, and pour water to the top of the first layer of yams. Cook on medium heat, rotating the top layer to the bottom half way through. Baste with the liquid throughout cooking time. Should take approximately 45 minutes to cook.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the sweet potatoes in a 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.
• In a medium pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the sugar and stir until smooth. Drain the pineapple in a strainer, reserving the juice. Stir in about half the pineapple and half the pineapple juice; reserve the rest of the pineapple and juice for another use. Stir in the cinnamon, cloves and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from the heat and add the vanilla extract. Pour the mixture directly over the sweet potatoes.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the sweet potatoes are just tender, about 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake until the sweet potatoes are caramelized, 20 to 25 minutes more.
• Plate and serve immediately. Pour extra sauce from the bottom of the baking dish on top.

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in casserole dish, single layer.
• Using liquid from potatoes, mix in sugar, syrup, butter, cinnamon, orange juice and lemon.
• Stir over medium heat until it starts to thicken, about 15 minutes.
• Pour over potatoes, then sprinkle a bit more cinnamon over top.
• Cover and bake in 350 oven for about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Top with marshmellows and broil until brown. Watch constantly as this takes only a few minutes!

Steps:

• Combine butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl. Mix brown sugar and white sugar together in another bowl.
• Layer potatoes and sugar mixture in the bottom of a slow cooker. Pour the butter mixture over the top.
• Cover and cook on Low until tender, about 6 hours.
• Remove 1/3 of the cooking liquid from the slow cooker and pour into a saucepan; whisk in cornstarch. Bring to a boil and cook until thick, about 5 minutes. Pour over potatoes and serve.