Healthy Candied Yams Food

STOVE TOP CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Wash and peel the sweet potatoes and carefully cut them into slices (discard the ends and outer skin).
• Using a skillet on medium heat, proceed to melt the butter and stir in the spices and coconut sugar
• Carefully add in the potatoes with pink salt and vanilla extract to the sugar mixture
• Pour in the water to create a watery syrup then fold and stir with the sweet potatoes (don't worry this will thicken up)
• Reduce the heat to low, cover with lid and allow to cook on low heat for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Continue to baste the yams with the syrup occasionally. Add a splash more water to loosen up the syrup if it's becomes too thick for your liking. The yams should be tender and soft to the touch - can prick with a fork. The butter and coconut sugar should have congealed into a syrup texture.
• Serve piping hot and enjoy!

BAKED CANDIED YAMS - SOUL FOOD STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Wash the yams.
• Peel, then chop the yams ( make sure that they are about 1/2 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.
• Pour the candied mixture over the yams, and try to coat all the yams with the candied mixture.
• Next, cover the bake dish with foil, then bake the yams in the oven for 30 minutes.
• 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.
• Enjoy!

CONSCIOUS LIVING

Steps:

• 1 In a large pot, bring 8 Quarts of water (or more) to a boil. 2 Drop in yams for about 20 minutes until soft to fork (but not squishy). 3 Take yams out and let cool. 4 Peel yams (can keep skins to make sea salt yam chips). 5 Once peeled, cut the yams in 1/2 lengthwise and 1/2 again lengthwise (so you will have quarters). 6 Cut yams into 1-inch slices. 7 Put yams in a 9"x13" greased baking dish and set aside. 8 In a medium saucepan, melt vegan butter over medium high heat. 9 Add brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg and 1/2 cup water. 10 Whisk together and reduce heat to low once boiling. 11 Allow sauce to thicken and cook down for about 10 minutes. 12 Pour sauce over the yams in the baking dish. 13 Mix well to make sure all the yams are nicely covered with the sauce. 14 Bake for 25 minutes at 350 F. At least once while baking (ideally 2-3 times), spoon the sauce over the top of the yams. 15 Pull out yams and mix. 16 Add the 1/2 cup pecans and mix well. 17 Add marshmallows to the top of the yams. Note: the marshmallows will grow. 18 Place dish uncovered in 400 F oven for 10-12 minutes until marshmallows are brown and bubbling. 19 Serve immediately.

CLASSIC CANDIED YAMS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Layer sweet potato slices in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium. Add sugars, stirring until well combined. Stir in cream; cook, stirring often, just until mixture comes to a simmer, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla extract, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
• Pour sugar mixture evenly over sweet potatoes, and cover with lightly greased aluminum foil.
• Bake, covered, in preheated oven, about 40 minutes. Uncover and gently stir potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 25 to 30 more minutes. Transfer potatoes to a serving bowl with a slotted spoon; pour syrup over potatoes. Serve immediately.

CANDIED YAMS, HEART HEALTHY

Steps:

• Cut yams in half and boil until tender but firm (about 20 minutes).
• When cool enough to handle, peel and slice into 1/4-inch thickness.
• Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and grated orange peel.
• Place half of the sliced yams in a medium-sized casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with spiced sugar mixture.
• Dot lightly with half the amount of margarine.
• Add a second layer of yams, using the rest of the ingredients in the same order as above. Add orange juice.
• Bake uncovered in oven preheated to 350° F for 30 minutes or until cooked through.

CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Cook yams in boiling water in large saucepan 20 min. or just until tender; drain. Cool 10 min.
• Heat oven to 350ºF. Peel yams, then cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place in 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in small skillet on medium heat; stir in brown sugar and water. Cook and stir 5 min. or until mixture comes to boil and sugar is completely dissolved. Pour over yams.
• Bake 45 min., occasionally basting yams with sugar mixture from bottom of pan. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 15 min. or until nuts are lightly toasted.

BAKED CANDIED YAMS - SOUL FOOD STYLE

Steps:

• 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.

BLACK FOLKS SOUTHERN CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Wash the sweet potatoes. (I like to use this vegetable scrubber HERE.)
• Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into thick round wedges.
• Then set them aside to soak in a bowl of cool water to prevent browning while you're preparing the candied yams syrup.
• Melt the butter in a medium-sized bowl in the microwave.
• Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup, ginger, ground clove, and vanilla extract to the melted butter.
• Mix the ingredients well to create the syrup glaze for the candied yams.
• Next, Drain the sweet potato rounds in a colander.
• Open the Instant Pot lid and add ½ a cup of water and the sweet potato rounds to the stainless-steel inner pot.
• Pour the syrup glaze over the sweet potatoes.
• Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up - in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 5 minutes.
• When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 5 minutes.
• To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to 'venting' and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
• Optional - Open the Instant Pot lid and sprinkle the miniature marshmallows over the cooked, candied yams.
• With the lid placed not entirely on the Instant Pot (in a resting position, so it doesn't lock back into position on the pot) continue with the setting on 'keep warm.'
• After about 5 minutes, check to see if the marshmallows have melted.
• Once the marshmallows are melted, turn off the Instant Pot and transfer your Black folks' Southern candied yams recipe to a serving dish.
• Serve right away and enjoy!

HEALTHY CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• 1. Peel the potatoes, making sure you get the white off. Slice them in 1/2 inch rounds.
• 2. Mix together your sugar and spices. Set aside.
• 3. Place your potato slices to form a single layer, sprinkle 1/2 of your SnS mix and vanilla over top, take 1/2 of your butter in lil pats over top and zest 1/2 of your orange over that. Repeat that. Then squeeze your orange juice over the whole thing, watching for seeds.
• 4. Bake covered for roughly an hour and a half,give them a stir, sit for 5 minutes and enjoy!