Bourbon Sweet Potatoes (Yams)

"Made in my house for every family gathering and holiday. Possibly the most delicious thing you'll EVER eat--even if you don't like yams, which I don't."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a skillet, brown the pecans (can also be done in the oven).
  • In a big pot, boil the yams for 12 minutes with water just covering them.
  • After 12 minutes, drain the water and replace with ice cold water to stop the cooking--peel and slice the potatoes.
  • In a big pan melt the brown sugar and butter together until saucy.
  • Add the bourbon and optionally flambé.
  • Add heavy cream, blend together.
  • Add the sliced yams to the pan and mix around with the sauce.
  • Add the pecans and mix together while heating for a little bit, but not to cook the yams completely.
  • Pour everything into a casserole dish and heat in the oven at 375° for 25 minutes or until potatoes are cooked.

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Reviews

  1. LaLa, these were perfect, decadent and simply wonderful. A classic!
     
  2. This is an incredibly good recipe. By far the best sweet potato dish I have ever eaten.
     
  3. Thank you so very much for this one. Last year I was hosting Thanksgiving for 2 families and had a rush towards the end trying to find a good side recipe. I hadn't found any original Sweet Potato recipes and stumbles across this one. It was one of the favorite items at last years dinner. It has become a page in my Thanksgiving Dinner recipe book. It was simple to do and the taste, Wonderful. Thank you again.
     
  4. YUMMY! THANK YOU for posting this delicious recipe! I LOVE sweet potatoes and this recipe is great when I want to impress, or simply for something to snack on over the weekend.<br/><br/>My modifications: To save time I use sweet potatoes from two 29 oz cans (I heat them in the microwave for a few minutes then fully mash them); only 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup half and half; only 3 Tablespoons bourbon; added 1 tsp vanilla; skip the pecans; and in our family, after baking for 25 min. we top the casserole dish with marshmallows then bake for another 10 min.
     
  5. I love this!
     
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Tweaks

  1. Wow I was so impressed with how these turned out! The only thing I did differently was to use Southern Comfort instead of the bourbon, added a tbsn of vanilla and a few marshmallows on top. They came out with a carmel-ly buttery taste that was heavenly. Thank you for this recipe!
     
  2. Very good. The sauce is delicious! I made this last night for a Thanksgiving party tonight. I ended up using southern comfort instead of bourbon and it came out wonderful. Like another reviewer, this took me much longer to cook. I think I had it in the oven for 55 minutes or so! Next time I will cut the potatoes into smaller pieces and make sure that water is covering all the sweet potatoes when boiling in the pot. I had a hard time using my biggest pot to hold all 8 yams (mine were quite large). I am making this recipe again for Thanksgiving with family. I added marshmellows, cinnamon, and nutmeg!
     

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