Candied Yam Casserole Recipes

YUMMY YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Poke yams in several places with a fork, then cook them on high power in microwave oven until heated through and soft, about 20 minutes. When cooled, remove skins and place the yams in a large bowl.
• Beat yams until smooth. Then beat in one egg at a time, blending after each addition. Stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/8 cup melted butter, salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg; beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Transfer mixture to an ungreased 3 quart casserole dish. Arrange the pecans in a single layer on top. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over the top.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until browned and bubbly.

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.

CANDIED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine the brown sugar, orange juice, butter and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil and cook over low heat 5 minutes.
• Arrange the sweet potatoes in a shallow baking dish and pour the syrup over them.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 40-45 minutes, basting a few times, until glazed.
• Remove casserole from oven; stir gently to coat sweet potatoes wirh syrup.
• Top with pecans and marshmallows.
• Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees and bake for another 7-10 minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown.

CANDIED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add potatoes and boil until slightly underdone, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool and peel.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine margarine, brown sugar, 2 cups marshmallows, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook, stirring occasionally, until marshmallows are melted.
• Stir potatoes into marshmallow sauce. While stirring mash about half of the potatoes, and break the others into bite-sized chunks. Transfer to prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cover top evenly with remaining marshmallows. Return to oven and bake until marshmallows are golden brown.

YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place yams in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 30 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, peel, and cut into 1/3 inch thick slices.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the cornstarch and brown sugar. Mix in the apple juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice.
• Alternate layers of yams and apples in the prepared baking dish. Pour the apple juice mixture over the layers.
• Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove cover, and continue baking 30 minutes. Baste frequently with the juices from the pan to prevent drying.

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.

CANDIED YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare a day ahead and refrigerate. Cook yams in boiling salted water until tender but not soft. Peel and slice lengthwise. Peel, core and slice apples.
• Arrange potatoes and apples in layers, sprinkling each with sugar, lemon juice, rind, nutmeg and dots of butter. Cover with foil.
• When ready to bake, put covered casserole in preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Remove foil, turn heat to 400°F and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Yields: 10 servings.

CANDIED YAMS WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, oats and cinnamon.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Lightly toss 1 cup crumb mixture with yams and cranberries.
• Arrange in a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
• Sprinkle with marshmallows and return to oven until marshmallows are lightly browned.