Candied Yams

Name: Candied Yams
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons apple juice; 59 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 473 milliliters mini marshmallows (optional); 2 kilograms yams or sweet potatoes, as uniformly sized as possible; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter (1/2 stick)

Candied Yams might be just the side dish you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 5g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 410 calories. This gluten free recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. A mixture of marshmallows, firmly brown sugar, kosher salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Place yams in a large pot (they should fit in a single layer). Cover with cold water and add salt and cloves. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cover pot and reduce heat to medium low. Simmer until yams give only a little resistance when pierced with a sharp knife, about 20 minutes.

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Clove

Water

Salt

Yam

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Knife

Pot

Drain yams and rinse under cold water.Butter an 11-by-7-inch baking dish. When yams are cool enough to handle, peel and cut into 1-inch cubes.

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Butter

Water

Yam

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Baking Pan

Transfer to the baking dish and set aside.Melt butter in a small frying pan over low heat.

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Butter

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Baking Pan

Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Stir in apple juice, drizzle mixture over yams, and bake, stirring occasionally, until yams are syrupy, bubbly, and completely cooked, about 20 minutes.If topping with marshmallows, heat broiler.

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Marshmallows