Recipe

Drunken Candied Yams Recipe

	Recipeguru / All my dishes 11 months, 2 weeks ago These candied yams went over REALLY well this past holiday (even my little nieces loved 'em...and they don't eat vegetables!) Prep:20m Cook:60m Servings:8	Recipeguru
	really easy and delicious

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Ingredients

2-3 pounds Sweet potatoes, peeled & cut into chunky cubes

one stick butter, melted

1 t. vanilla extract

2 T orange juice

1/2 t cinnamon

1/2 t nutmeg

1/4 C brown sugar

1 T corn starch

1/4 C honey

2 T corn syrup (dark or light)

2 T maple syrup

1/4 C bourbon

1 can of pineapple chunks or tidbits, drained (add the juice to the previous items)

1/2 C pecans, chopped coarsely

marshmallows (optional topping)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375.

Place peeled & cubed sweet potatoes in large bowl.

Drizzle melted butter over them until well coated

In small mixing bowl, add next 10 ingredients & stir well

Pour over sweet potatoes & toss until well coated

Pour mixture into 13x9x2 baking dish

Add pineapple.

Bake covered 30 minutes or until fork pierces thru potatoes easily.

Increase oven temp to 400; sprinkle pecans over and return to oven to bake for another 20 minutes, uncovered.

Add marshmallows and bake until lightly brown.

(I will post picture of this one when I make it again next week for Christmas dinner!) ~ ENJOY! ~

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Comments

lacrenshaw 11 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Just lovely, guru. Thanks and my five.
Lorraine

kochhexe 5 months, 1 week ago said:
Wow! what a lovely recipe. i do not have bourbon in the house - i guess it would not taste as well if i take iris single malt, the only whiskey i have on the house?
i will save this for the time when yams can be bought here - or sweet potatoes. ahh, can hardly wait.
Renate

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