Old Fashioned Candied Yams Best Recipes

GRANDMA'S CANDIED YAMS

Ingredients:

• 4 large yams
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 2 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup canned pineapple juice
• 2 1/2 to 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• Pinch of ground cloves
• 1/2 cup strawberry preserves

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!

CLASSIC CANDIED YAMS

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 8 medium), peeled
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup firmly-packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
• 1/4 cup pecans

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.

CANDIED YAMS

Ingredients:

• 1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes
• ¼ cup butter, cut into pieces
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups miniature marshmallows

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.