Shellys Candied Yams With Pecans Food

CANDIED YAMS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add yams and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain and transfer to a bowl with butter, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, cream, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Mash until all ingredients are incorporated and butter is melted. Transfer to a casserole dish and sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and cinnamon. Arrange pecans and marshmallows over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

CANDIED YAMS CASSEROLE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Put yams in a microwave safe bowl; heat in the microwave oven until softened, about 75 seconds.
• Transfer cooked yams to a large mixing bowl; add white sugar, milk, 1/2 cup butter, and eggs and beat with a hand mixer until smooth. Pour the yam mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Mix brown sugar, pecans, 1/2 cup butter, and flour together in a bowl with a wooden spoon until crumbly, sprinkle over the yam mixture to cover.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

QUICK CAN CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Pour can of Yams in a casserole (or oven safe cookware).
• Drain and save 1/2 cup of liquid and pour back into yams.
• Sprinkle Yams with Brown Sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and mix well.
• Pat Butter on top.
• Place in preheated 350' oven for 30-35 minutes.

BAKED YAMS WITH PECAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Place yams into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and mash; measure out 3 cups of mashed yams.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart ovenproof casserole dish.
• Combine mashed yams, brown sugar, eggs, milk, and melted butter in a bowl. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish.
• Combine pecans, brown sugar, flour, and melted butter in a bowl and mix well. Sprinkle topping over yams.
• Cover and bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 1 hour.

CANDIED YAM APPLE PECAN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Empty the 3 cans of yams into an 8x8 baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar in with sauce from the yams.
• Drop the butter onto the top of the yams.
• Slice apples with skin on very, very thin and remove their cores.
• Place the slices on top of the butter and yams.
• Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apple slices.
• Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly over the apples and gently mix everything together as much as possible.
• Cover all ingredients with entire bag of mimi marshmallows.
• Bake at 350 degrees until hot and marsmallow on top are melted and golden brown.
• You may increase amounts to make in larger or smaller pans.

HASSELBACK CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9"x 9" baking dish and set aside.
• Slice each yam into thin slices, stopping about 3/4 of the way through. Place each one onto a foil lined baking sheet.
• Combine butter, salt, spices, and lemon zest. Spread butter mixture over the yams. Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and baste the yams. Return to oven and continue cooking another 15 minutes.
• Top with marshmallows and pecans, pushing some between the slices. Place under the broiler until marshmallows are golden.
• Serve hot.

CAROLE'S CANDIED YAMS WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut yams into large cubes and steam until fork inserts easily.
• Combine the sauce ingredients in a sauce pan and gently heat until butter and brown sugar are melted.
• Place yams into a casserole dish and cover with sauce.
• Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Note: You can make this a day ahead which I find is actually better than when cooked the same day that they are served as the yams become somewhat carmelized.
• If you would like to make the dish a day ahead bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, let cool and refrigerate. The next day remove from the fridge early in the day to allow them to come to room temperature, then bake for 30 minutes before you want to serve them.

CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Scrub the yams with a vegetable brush and boil them in their jackets uncovered for 30 minutes (or fork tender). Drain, peel, and cut in 2" thick rounds.
• In a pot boil sugar, butter, water, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg 5 minutes.
• Arrange yams in a 9x13 pan. Add peeled, cored, sliced apples. Tuck in the nuts and fresh cranberries amongst the yams and apples. Pour syrup over the top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.