Guide to Make Maple Candied Yams

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, maple candied yams. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Maple Candied Yams is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Maple Candied Yams is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

How to Make Maple Candied Yams

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have maple candied yams using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Maple Candied Yams:

1. Take 1 stick butter
2. Get 5 large yams or sweet potatoes
3. Make ready 1/2 cup maple syrup
4. Get 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
5. Make ready 1 tsp cinnamon or vanilla
6. Prepare 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
8. Make ready 1/2 tsp sea salt
9. Get 1/4 cup water
10. Take 2 1/2 cup mini marshmallows (optional)

Instructions

Instructions to make Maple Candied Yams:

1. Preheat oven 400°F.
2. Peel yams. Cut into 1 inch cubes or wedges.
3. Arranage yams in generously buttered 9x13 baking dish.
4. In a saucepan, melt butter and stir in sugar until dissolved over medium heat. Add water and spices.
5. Bring to a boil, add syrup; reduce heat to a simmer and cook 2 minutes.
6. Pour butter mixture over yams, turning them to coat well.
7. Cover pan tightly with alumunum foil and bake on center rack, basting potatoes once or twice during baking. Bake 45 minutes or until fork tender.
8. When the potatoes are done, remove foil and bake on the upper third of oven at 475°F for about 20 minutes.
9. As syrup thickens and potatoes start to caramelize watch carefully to avoid burning. Reduce temp if browning to quickly.
10. Note: If adding marshmallows, spread them over the top and broil an additional 5-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
11. Variation: Use honey or Karo instead of maple; add 1/4 cup frozen orange concentrate.

As simple as that How to Make Maple Candied Yams

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