Baked Candied Yams - Soul Food Style
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 8 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract, not imitation
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Wash the yams.
- Peel, then chop the yams ( make sure that they are about ½ inch thick.
- Place the yams into a 9x13 bake dish.
- Place the butter into a medium sized pot, then melt it over medium heat.
- Once the butter is melted, sprinkle in the white & brown sugar, ground cinnamon,ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground clove.
- Turn the stove off, mix the ingredients, then add in the vanilla extract.
- Next, cover the bake dish with foil, then bake the yams in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Pour the candied mixture over the yams, and try to coat all the yams with the candied mixture.
- Remove the yams from the oven, and baste them with the candied mixture.
- Cover the yams, and bake them for another 15-20 minutes.
- Remove the yams from the oven, and let them sit for about 10 minutes before serving.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
danielle0816_7151831
las vegas, 68