Great recipe. My family recommends it. It's also good with allspice instead and/or some powdered ginger. Also, we all should be aware of the difference between a SWEET POTATO and YAM. Which one is which? The issue comes up in the intro and title of this great recipe. I come from a family of botanists and gardeners who like to cook. A YAM is a long light brown tuber, with white or very light-brown or light-yellow flesh. It has less vitamin A and is usually less sweet. Yams are originally from Africa. They are in the genus Dioscorea. SWEET POTATOES have dull orange-brown skin and bright orange flesh. They are often teardrop or football shaped. They are full of vitamins and usually taste sweeter. They are originally from the New World (S. America) and are in the genus Pomoea. Sweet potatoes are distantly related to 'real' potatoes. Cans of 'candied yams' in the U.S. and Canada are almost always made of SWEET POTATOES. If you see these two vegetables mislabled in the produce section of a supermarket, don't be afraid to set them straight. There's a big difference in the nutritional value and taste in the two. Good culinary guides, gardening books and sources on the internet can help back up your claim. Remember, if it's orange, it's a sweet potato. If it's not, it's a yam. Joke:
Q. What did the white tuber say to the mush baby from a can?
A. Man, you're really a sweet potato and I yam what I yam!
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I used Canadian Rye and it gave the sweet potatoes a mellow rich taste, cut the recipe back to two servings but used half of the whiskey amount.. Excellent, easy no fuss recipe with great end results thanks TigerJo4
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I made this for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it!
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Made this for tomorrow's Easter dinner... but also made it for Turkey Day 2008. It is FABULOUS!! It does well prepping up until the baking step, and then put in with the other oven items. YUMMY!
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PS. had 4 fairly large yams and made half the recipe...worked out OK.
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This recipe changed my mind regarding candied yams. I've always poo poo'd them. My husband insisted that we have them for thanksgiving in keeping with tradition, so I grudgingly made sweetened yams. Boy, I am glad I did because this is GOOD. I followed the recipe to a T and it turned out great. Our 10 year old liked it as well. Everybody did. THANK YOU TigerJo.
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I loved this recipe. The kids couldn't get enough. I used chili powder instead of nutmeg because we didn't have any. It was fantastic, and added a slight zip to this sweet dish.
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I made this with yams, regular pancake syrup and Irish Whiskey. These potatoes tasted great and got rave reviews from everyone. I might have not boiled the syrup long enough as it was pretty juicy in the bottom of the pan. I think I will boil longer and remove the foil for the last 10 minutes or so hoping to thicken the "sauce". Thank you, TigerJo!
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Thanks TigerJo! I wanted a new sweet potato recipe this year for Thanksgiving. It had to be easy and something I could make the day before and then just heat up. Your recipe was fabulous. Everyone loved it...including me. I followed exactly but used Splenda brown sugar (1/4 cup) instead of regular. I also used bourbon which was out of this world in the potatoes. Thanks again. -Robin
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This was crazy good. I used Southern Comfort and it turned out great. I also baked with marshmallows on top the last 20 minutes just because my family feels you can't have one without the other. Just perfect, thanks!
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Slightly different and tastes better than the standard. Used Jack Daniels and that worked great.
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Fantastic, sweet sweet potatoes! I possibly steamed the potatoes slightly too soft, they did not absorb all the liquid, but that didn't matter, juices were wonderful poured on top of the other food, too.
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I've made this twice and both times it turned out fantastic. My father tasted them at Thanksgiving and then called me for the recipe. Best yams I've ever had.
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We loved the recipe. It was the best candied yams I've ever tasted. It was also very easy to make. I used about 5 lbs of yams and there was plenty of sauce. I also used light maple syrup and the flavor was fine.
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Made these to take to Thanksgiving dinner with my family and they were quite the hit!!!!!! Made exactly as directed. Thanks for the great recipe!!!!
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I did not have the time or the patience to wait for the yams to absorbe all of the syrup. The flavor was amazing and the syrup that remained in the dish was poured over steak and broccoli as well. A must try recipe! Don't worry about a strong alcohol taste, the whisky just adds a wonderful depth of flavor that compliments the rest of the ingredients.
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