Candied Yams Recipe - Cooking Index
Candied Yams Recipe - Cooking Index
Sweet potatoes and yams are often mistaken for each other, although both are considered tuber vegetables to those who live in warm climates in South America, Asia, and the southern United States. The sweet potato is sweet and distinct in flavor. The yam has a less sweet taste and compliments a spicy or sweet dish. Feel free to use sweet potatoes instead of yams in this traditional Thanksgiving dish.
Type: Vegetables| 4 | Yams - (abt 2 to 2 1/2 lbs) (medium) | |
| 1/4 cup | 40g / 1.4oz | Dark brown sugar - (firmly packed) |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Cinnamon |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Ground cloves |
| 1 | Granny Smith apple - peeled, and | |
| Thinly sliced | ||
| 3/4 cup | 177ml | Apple cider |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Stick margarine - cut pea size |
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8- by 8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Place the yams on a baking sheet and bake until the skin feels soft to the touch, 60 minutes. Cool, peel, and slice into 1/8- to 1/4-inch rounds.
In a small bowl, whisk the sugar, cinnamon, and cloves.
In the baking dish, place half of the yams, then the apple slices, then half of the sugar mixture. Top with the remaining yams and sugar mixture. Pour the cider around the edges of the baking dish. Evenly scatter the margarine pieces on top.
Bake, covered, until bubbly and the yams are tender, about 40 minutes.
This recipe yields 9 servings. Serving size: 1/2 cup.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Starch.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 174; Calories from Fat 25; Total Fat 3g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 39mg; Carbohydrate 37g; Dietary Fiber 4g; Sugars 11g; Protein 1g.
Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org
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