Easy, Elegant Sweet Potatoes for the Holidays
Ready In: 10 mins
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
- 1 (29 ounce) can of cut yams, drained
- 2 -3 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 -3 tablespoon Bourbon
Directions
- Toast pecans briefly (3-5 minutes?) spread out in the toaster oven.
- Pour drained yams into a mixing bowl or casserole dish and puree with food processor, blender or hand mixer.
- Add melted butter and brown sugar and stir.
- Add chopped pecans to taste.
- Add bourbon, 1 spoonful at a time, to taste.
- Bake in small oven or alongside a turkey for 20 minutes at 325-350 to warm --
- Can use fresh yams or sweet potatoes, peeled and cut up and steamed.
- Can use dark brown sugar; just use less?.
- Can top with small marshmallows, like when we were kids.
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