Yams With Apples And Cranberries Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Scrub the yams with a vegetable brush and boil them in their jackets uncovered for 30 minutes (or fork tender). Drain, peel, and cut in 2" thick rounds.
• In a pot boil sugar, butter, water, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg 5 minutes.
• Arrange yams in a 9x13 pan. Add peeled, cored, sliced apples. Tuck in the nuts and fresh cranberries amongst the yams and apples. Pour syrup over the top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Scrub yams thoroughly, place on baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees F until cooked but still somewhat firm, about 30-40 minutes.
• Set yams aside to cool.
• Slice apples thinly. Leave the skin on, for its color, its wonderful nutritional value, and so the apples keep their shape. I used Granny Smiths because they have a nice tartness and don't fall apart in baking, but Golden Delicious or similar would also be good.
• Toss apples with lemon juice and set aside.
• Combine all remaining ingredients EXCEPT for cranberries in small saucepan, and cook until sugar is dissolved, creating a thin sauce.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice sweet potatoes into thick slices, or cut into chunks as desired, leaving the skins on. (Remember--fiber is good!).
• Assemble casserole in a greased 9x13x2-inch baking dish (stoneware or glass), layering the yams, then apples, then the cranberries. There should be enough for two layers of each.
• Pour sauce over the top of the casserole.
• Bake uncovered casserole for 30-45 minutes, basting intermittently with its own juices (or with extra fruit juice for a more moist casserole--I used some apple cider I had on hand) until apples are tender and dish is hot.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before serving, if possible, so the juices can thicken up a bit.
• Variation: Drizzle lightly before serving with some warm maple syrup and/or flax oil.
• Alternatively: if you're preparing it ahead of time, cover dish with foil and refrigerate overnight, and bake as usual the next day.
• Note on the "maple syrup": you must use natural maple syrup, not pancake syrup! I used Grade B--it has a higher nutrient content and a richer flavor. If you don't have maple syrup on hand, just use honey instead. The taste won't be as rich, but it will still be yummy.

Steps:

• Combine sweet potatoes, apple, cranberries, orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a slow cooker and stir. Add melted butter and stir again.
• Cook on High for 2 hours, stirring every hour to redistribute liquid. Reduce heat to Low and continue cooking and stirring until sweet potatoes are tender, 2 to 4 hours more.
• Set slow cooker to Warm setting until ready to serve. Serve garnished with pecans.

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, oats and cinnamon.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Lightly toss 1 cup crumb mixture with yams and cranberries.
• Arrange in a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Sprinkle with marshmallows and return to oven until marshmallows are lightly browned.

Steps:

• Place yams in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 30 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, peel, and cut into 1/3 inch thick slices.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the cornstarch and brown sugar. Mix in the apple juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice.
• Alternate layers of yams and apples in the prepared baking dish. Pour the apple juice mixture over the layers.
• Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove cover, and continue baking 30 minutes. Baste frequently with the juices from the pan to prevent drying.

Steps:

• In greased 2 qt casserole, layer half the yams and half the apples.
• Mix brown sugar and spices together.
• Sprinkle half over yams and apples.
• Dot with half the butter.
• Repeat layers.
• Cover and bake at 375* for 15 minutes.
• Uncover, baste with the juices,and bake 15 minutes more.

Steps:

• Peel, slice and boil yams for about 1/2 hour.
• Drain and reserve 1 1/2 cups liquid. Bring liquid to a boil, add sugar, cane syrup, spices, brandy and lemon.
• Reduce heat and cook about 5 minutes.
• Add fruits and simmer another 10 minutes.
• Add corn starch dissolved in a little water, cook for 10 minutes.
• Place yams in a baking dish and poor syrup over them.
• Bake until bubbling.
• Top with marshmallows, if desired, about 5 minutes before removing from oven.
• Sprinkle with pecans after removing from oven.