The best yam recipes - 23 recipes
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Candied Yams Made with Fresh Sweet Potatoes
By sunitagt
Make some candied yams with sweet potatoes
- 6-8 medium sized sweet potatoes
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 to 3 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
- 1 cup melted butter, plus 2 tablespoon melted butter
- 1-1/2 cups mini marshmallows
- 1/2 cup pecan chips
Yam Gratin with Gruyere
By emp1438
Preheat oven to 350 degrees 1
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 lbs. yams, peeled
- 3/4 cup shredded gruyere cheese
Curried Yam & Cauliflower Soup
By christoph
Cauliflower roasted with Indian spices mingle with the sweetness of yams to create this healthy and delicious soup
- 1 large head cauliflower
- 8 cloves garlic
- olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garam masala, divided
- 1 teaspoon curry powder, divided
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (more to taste)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 medium to large-sized peeled sweet potatoes, cut into 1″ pieces
- 7 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- jalapeno, diced
- cilantro, rough chop
Thanksgiving Yams
By á-4527
Recipe Credit: Audrey Dhooge Photo Credit: Susan Johnson
- 1/2 c Brown Sugar
- 1/4 c Butter
- 1/8 c water
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 c Pecans
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 can Yams in Syrup
- Marshmallows
Ube Pies (Purple Yam or Purple Sweet Potato Pies)
By á-6136
Ube [ooh-beh] is purple yam, which should not be confused with purple potatoes or with purple sweet potatoes
- CORNMEAL PIE CRUST:
- 1 1/2 pounds purple sweet potatoes
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup chilled lard or vegetable shortening
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons ice water
- For the Cornmeal Pie Crust, makes one 9-inch or 10-inch double crust
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup chilled lard or vegetable shortening
- 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons ice water
Candied Yams
By Wewah
Family favorite!!!
- Syrup:
- 6-8 Yams
- Heat & Stir until clear & slightly thickened
- 2 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1/2 - 3/4 c. water
- 1 T. lemon juice
- Salt –dash
Yam Pie
By á-3209
From Annemarie Zimmer
- 1 1/4 lbs Yams (2 cups)
- 1 tbs margarine or butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbs chopped walnuts
Candied Yams with walnuts
By á-72662
Candied Sweet Potatoes With Glazed Walnuts
- 1 can (28oz) sweet potatoes
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- Miniature marshmallows
Baby- Sweet Potato (Yam) Puree
By court15smith
Baking boiling/steaming
- Sweet potato
- can use water from steaming/boiling**
jack daniel's yams
By amelia
cut sweet potatoes to desired shapes put all the ingredients into a deep baking dish and bake in the oven at 350 f...
- 4 large sweet potatoes
- 3 cups of water
- 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar
- 4 tbsp of butter
- 1 cinn stick
- 1/4 tsp of grated nutmeg
- 1/3 cup of jack daniels
- 1 long strip of orange peel
Thanksgiving Maple Rosemary Whipped Yams Topped with Cinnamon Candied Pecans
By JenHall
from Paleomg.com - Super good - made for Thanksgiving 2018
- 1 batch of Cinnamon Candied Pecans
- 4 large yams, peeled and cubed
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup + more for garnishing
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh rosemary + extra for garnishing
- 1/2-1 teaspoon fine sea salt (depending how salty you prefer)
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