Brandied Yams Recipes

BRANDIED YAMS

Steps:

• Cook yams in boiling water to cover 45 minutes or until tender; cool to touch.
• Peel and mash.
• Stir in sugar and next 6 ingredients; spoon mixture into a lightly greased 11x7 inch baking dish.
• Brush top with 1 tablespoon melted butter; sprinkle with orange rind.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

BRANDY YAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Boil the four medium yams with skins until tender. Then drain and peel the yams. Either slice or cut them into cubes and place in a buttered casserole dish.
• Boil the brown sugar, water, butter and raisins. Once the sugar is fully melted and the mixture has a good boil add the brandy and remove from heat. Pour mixture over the yams.
• Then add a layer of the small marshmallows on top of the yams (may add sliced almonds to your liking).
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes uncovered. Be sure to baste occasionally.

BRANDIED CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil. Cook 15 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, and set aside.
• In a large skillet over low heat, melt the butter. Stir in the brown sugar, brandy, and salt. Add the sweet potatoes, and stir to coat. Cook, stirring gently, until sweet potatoes are heated through and well glazed.

BRANDIED CANDIED YAMS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Topping:.
• 1/2 c packed brown sugar.
• 2 tbsp cold butter.
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour.
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamon or ground cinnamon.
• 1/2 c chopped pecans.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, beat the yams with electric mixer on med speed till well mashed.
• Add brown sugar, melted butter, brandy, orange juice, water, vanilla and salt.
• beat until combined.
• add slightly beaten egg and beat until smooth.
• transfer to 2 quart rectangular baking dish.
• For Topping.
• In a small bowl combine the brown sugar flour and cardamom or cinamon.
• Using a pastry blender cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• stir in pecans.
• sprinkle the topping over the yams mixture.
• bake at 350 for 20 - 25 min.

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.

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

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place sweet potatoes in a medium baking dish. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Layer with miniature marshmallows.
• Bake in the preheated oven 25 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are tender and marshmallows have melted.