Best Baked Yams With Spicy Molasses Butter Recipes

ROASTED YAMS

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Roasted, thinly sliced yams or potato of your choice, quickly adds a yummy side-dish to your meal. Best when served with chicken, steak, or a mild fish.

Provided by Sara

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes

Time 40m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 large yam, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet or shallow baking dish with aluminum foil.
Arrange slices of potato in the prepared pan so they are overlapping slightly. Season with salt and pepper and then drizzle olive oil over them as evenly as possible.
Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender and have begun to wrinkle around the edges, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 387.5 calories, Carbohydrate 63.4 g, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 9.5 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 981 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

BAKED YAMS WITH SPICY MOLASSES BUTTER

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Make and share this Baked Yams With Spicy Molasses Butter recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Brookelynne26

Categories Yam/Sweet Potato

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 tablespoons mild-flavored molasses (light)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
6 yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes 9- to 10-ounces each)

Steps:

Using electric mixer, beat first 7 ingredients in medium bowl until fluffy. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)
Preheat oven to 350°F Line large baking sheet with heavy-duty foil. Using small, sharp knife, make one 1/2-inch-deep lengthwise slit in each yam, leaving 1 inch of yam uncut at each end. Place yams on baking sheet. Bake yams until tender, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Cut slits across center of each yam. Press ends toward center to expose flesh. Transfer yams to platter. Spoon 1 tablespoon spiced butter into each. Pass remaining spiced butter separately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 482.9, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 9.8, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 128.9, Carbohydrate 83.2, Fiber 11, Sugar 6.9, Protein 4.3

BAKED YAMS WITH GINGER-MOLASSES BUTTER

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Categories Ginger Side Bake Thanksgiving Vegetarian Sweet Potato/Yam Fall Cinnamon Molasses Bon Appétit Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon mild-flavored (light) molasses
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of ground cloves
3 tablespoons minced crystallized ginger
6 8-ounce yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes), rinsed, patted dry

Steps:

Mix first 6 ingredients in small bowl to blend. Stir in crystallized ginger. Season with salt and generous amount of pepper. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; chill. Bring ginger-molasses butter to room temperature before using.)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Pierce yams in several places with fork; bake on rimmed baking sheet until tender when pierced with fork, about 50 minutes.
Cut lengthwise slit in each yam and press in ends to open top. Spoon 2 tablespoons ginger-molasses butter into each yam and serve.

WHOLE ROASTED YAMS WITH MAPLE-ALLSPICE BUTTER

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Categories Side Bake Thanksgiving Sweet Potato/Yam Fall Maple Syrup Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
8 small yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes)

Steps:

Mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)
Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly pierce potatoes all over with fork. Set potatoes directly on oven rack; bake until tender when pierced with skewer, about 1 hour. Cut cross in top of each potato. Using oven mitts to protect hands, squeeze potatoes gently in from sides, forcing crosses to open. Spoon 1 tablespoon butter into each potato. Serve, passing remaining butter separately.

YAMS WITH SPICED SORGHUM BUTTER

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If you can't find sorghum syrup, a combination of honey and molasses works nicely.

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
9 tablespoonssorghum syrup* or 1/2 cup clover honey plus 1 tablespoon robust-flavored (dark) molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Large pinch of cayenne pepper
8 10- to 11-ounce yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes)

Steps:

Beat butter, sorghum syrup, cinnamon, cloves and cayenne in medium bowl to blend; season with salt. (Can be prepared 5 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring mixture to room temperature before using.)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Rinse potatoes; pat dry. Pierce each several times with fork; place on baking sheet. Bake potatoes until tender, about 1 hour.
Cut top of each potato lengthwise; press in ends to open top. Spoon some sorghum butter into opening of each potato and serve.
*Sorghum syrup (a juice extracted from cereal grass) is available at some natural foods stores or by mail order; call Brownville Mills at 800-305-7990