How to Cook Delicious Maple Candied Yams

Maple Candied Yams.

You can have Maple Candied Yams using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Maple Candied Yams

1. Prepare 1 stick of butter.
2. You need 5 of large yams or sweet potatoes.
3. It’s 1/2 cup of maple syrup.
4. It’s 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar.
5. You need 1 tsp of cinnamon or vanilla.
6. You need 1/4 tsp of freshly grated nutmeg.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of freshly grated ginger.
8. You need 1/2 tsp of sea salt.
9. Prepare 1/4 cup of water.
10. You need 2 1/2 cup of mini marshmallows (optional).

Maple Candied Yams step by step

1. Preheat oven 400°F..
2. Peel yams. Cut into 1 inch cubes or wedges..
3. Arranage yams in generously buttered 9×13 baking dish..
4. In a saucepan, melt butter and stir in sugar until dissolved over medium heat. Add water and spices..
5. Bring to a boil, add syrup; reduce heat to a simmer and cook 2 minutes..
6. Pour butter mixture over yams, turning them to coat well..
7. Cover pan tightly with alumunum foil and bake on center rack, basting potatoes once or twice during baking. Bake 45 minutes or until fork tender..
8. When the potatoes are done, remove foil and bake on the upper third of oven at 475°F for about 20 minutes..
9. As syrup thickens and potatoes start to caramelize watch carefully to avoid burning. Reduce temp if browning to quickly..
10. Note: If adding marshmallows, spread them over the top and broil an additional 5-10 minutes or until lightly browned..
11. Variation: Use honey or Karo instead of maple; add 1/4 cup frozen orange concentrate..