Slow Cooker Candied Yams Food

SLOW COOKER CANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Line a slow cooker with a slow cooker liner or spray with cooking spray.
• Place yams in the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with water, pineapple juice, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir to evenly distribute sauce.
• Cook on Low for 2 hours. Stir. Stir cornstarch and water together in a small bowl to make a slurry. Add to slow cooker and stir to incorporate. Cook until yams are fork-tender and sauce has thickened, about 1 more hour.

SLOW COOKER CANDIED PURPLE YAMS

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Place one layer of yam slices in the prepared slow cooker and sprinkle with brown sugar until covered. Repeat layers until all yams are placed in slow cooker.
• Mix melted butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a small bowl; pour over yams in the slow cooker.
• Cook until yams are soft when pricked with a fork, 4 hours on Low or 2 hours on High. Transfer yams to a serving dish.
• Pour juices from the slow cooker into a small saucepan and heat over medium-low until juices reach a soft boil.
• Stir together cornstarch and water in a small bowl until smooth; add to the juices in the saucepan and continue to boil, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened. Pour sauce over yams and sprinkle with shredded coconut.

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.

SLOW COOKER CANDIED SWEET POTATOES RECIPE (WITH MARSHMALLOWS)

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spread chopped sweet potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine orange juice, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and brown sugar.
• Pour over the top of the sweet potatoes and place lid on the slow cooker.
• Cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 2-3.
• Once cooked, pour all the contents from your slow cooker into a baking dish.
• Top with marshmallows and broil in oven until marshmallows are golden brown (mine took about 45 seconds!).