Kittencal's Layered Baked Candied Yams
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 4 lbs yams or 4 lbs sweet potatoes
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TOPPING
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, well packed
- 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature (no subs!)
- 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
directions
- Set oven 400°F.
- Wrap each yam in foil then prick holes in each.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake until just fork tender (do not overbake) this should take anywhere from 1 to 1-1/2 hours depending on the size of the yams.
- Carefully remove the foil and allow the yams to cool completely (this may be done up to 1 day ahead).
- Using fingers remove the skins from yams.
- Slice into about 1-inch slices crosswise.
- For the topping; in a bowl combine the brown sugar, soft butter, nuts and pumpkin pie spice; using your fingers mix until crumbly.
- Butter a 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
- Layer half of the sliced yams into bottom of the dish, then sprinkle with half of topping.
- Layer the remaining yams on top then sprinkle the remaining half of the topping on top.
- Bake at 400°F until the topping melts and is bubbling (about 20 minutes).
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