Holiday Sunshine Yams Recipes

Steps:

• Add yams to a pot of boiling water, cover and after allowing water to return to a boil, cook for 30-35 minutes.
• Rinse in cold water.
• Remove the skins from the yams.
• Cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Quarter the apples and cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• Spray a large rectangular or oblong pan with cooking spray of your choice.
• Layer the yams and the apples.
• Pour the orange juice over both layers.
• Dot with butter or margarine if desired.
• Top with the raisins.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
• You can adjust these amounts to your own personal preference.
• Bake at 350º for 30-35 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Add whole cranberry sauce to it and cook down.
• Let it cook 5 minutes.
• Add 1 tsp of cinnamon or to taste.
• Add 1/3 to ½ cup brown sugar.
• Drain 1/3 cup of peach syrup into another dish.
• Add 1 tbsp cornstarch to peach syrup and stir together.
• Add peaches to cranberry mixture.
• Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• Drain and add yams to pan.
• Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add peach syrup/cornstarch mixture into pan.
• Let it simmer until it thickens.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix the sweet potatoes, butter and lemon juice. Break the gingersnap cookies into the mixture. Stirring occasionally, cook until thick, about 15 minutes.
• Cover the mixture with desired quantity of marshmallows. Remove from heat and cover 5 minutes, or until marshmallows have melted. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• slice oranges in half. Remove all pulp (set aside) to make orange holders.
• Peel and slice yams cut up and boil in pan of water until tender.
• Drain, mash and whip till smooth.
• While whipping add butter.
• Add cup of pulp to yams and continue whipping till well blended.
• Scoop mixture into orange shells.
• Top with marshmallow.
• Place in pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until heated through.