Best Southern Candied Yams Recipes

SOUTHERN STYLE CANDIED YAMS WITH GINGERSNAP CRUNCH

Southern Style Candied Yams with Gingersnap Crunch image

Just enough sweet and sticky, these candied yams are topped with crunchy and spicy gingersnap cookies.

Provided by Food Network

Categories side-dish

Time 1h20m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

8 medium yams or sweet potatoes (about 4 pounds), peeled, halved crosswise and cut into 8 wedges
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
4 ounces gingersnap cookies (about 16)
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Steps:

For the yams: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the yams with the oil in a medium bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper. 2. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg and cook, stirring, until the mixture comes to a simmer and the sugar dissolves, 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, add to the yams and toss to coat. Spread the yams and all the sauce evenly into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover tightly with foil and bake until beginning to become tender, 30 minutes.
For the crunch: Meanwhile, pulse the gingersnaps in a food processor until they are fine crumbs with a few larger pieces. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in the sugar, butter and flour to combine. Form crumbles in several sizes using your hands and chill in the refrigerator. Remove the foil from the yams and stir to coat with the sauce. Continue baking uncovered until the potatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened, 20 to 25 minutes. Top with gingersnap crumbles and bake until the yams are very tender and the topping is nicely browned, about 10 minutes longer. Serve.

SOUTHERN CANDIED YAMS

Southern Candied Yams image

Bring back an old favorite with our Southern Candied Yams. Southern Candied Yams are full of all the amazing flavors you remember and are easy to make.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 lb. yams (about 5), peeled, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
6 Tbsp. butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Spread yams onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
Melt butter in small saucepan on medium heat. Add sugar, orange juice and cinnamon; mix well. Cook 5 min. or until mixture comes to boil and sugar is completely dissolved, stirring constantly. Pour over yams; cover.
Bake 30 min. Stir yams; sprinkle with nuts. Bake, uncovered, 20 min. or until yams are tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 105 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g