Best Yam Casserole Recipes

SWEET POTATO (YAM) CASSEROLE WITH MARSHMALLOWS

Steps:

• Spray 1 quart baking dish with Pam.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mash yams in a large bowl and add brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg, and melted butter.
• Mix well.
• Place 1/2 mixture in baking dish.
• Top with a layer of marshmallows, then add remaining mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with remaining marshmallows.
• Turn oven to broil and move casserole to the upper middle rack. Broil for approximately 5 minutes or until marshmallows are lightly browned.

YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place yams in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 30 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, peel, and cut into 1/3 inch thick slices.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the cornstarch and brown sugar. Mix in the apple juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice.
• Alternate layers of yams and apples in the prepared baking dish. Pour the apple juice mixture over the layers.
• Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove cover, and continue baking 30 minutes. Baste frequently with the juices from the pan to prevent drying.

YUMMY YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Poke yams in several places with a fork, then cook them on high power in microwave oven until heated through and soft, about 20 minutes. When cooled, remove skins and place the yams in a large bowl.
• Beat yams until smooth. Then beat in one egg at a time, blending after each addition. Stir in 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/8 cup melted butter, salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg; beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Transfer mixture to an ungreased 3 quart casserole dish. Arrange the pecans in a single layer on top. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over the top.
• Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until browned and bubbly.

BAKED YAM AND POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In the prepared dish, make a single layer of sweet potato slices. Place a few onion slices on top, dot with butter, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat, alternating layers of white and sweet potatoes.
• In a small bowl, or measuring cup, combine flour and broth. Pour over potatoes.
• Sprinkle cheese, bread crumbs and parsley over the potatoes. Dot with remaining butter. Cover.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until potatoes and onions are soft.

EXCELLENT YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil yams for 30 minutes or until tender yet firm. For a quicker method, poke holes in the yams and microwave on high for 10 minutes.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the cornstarch and brown sugar. Whisk in the apple juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally. Boil 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
• Preheat over to 375°F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Peel cooked yams and cut into 1/3-inch slices.
• Place a single layer of yams down into greased baking pan. Second layer will be your sliced apples. Repeat with another layer of yams.
• Dump sauce over top of yams.
• Cover pan with tinfoil and bake for one hour. Remove foil and continue baking for another half hour. Baste every half hour to prevent the yams and apples from drying out.
• ENJOY!

APPLE YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
• In the casserole dish, alternately layer the sweet potatoes and apples.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together brown sugar, 1/3 cup water, cinnamon, raisins, butter and salt. Cook 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, stir together remaining water and flour. Combine with the brown sugar mixture. Pour over the sweet potatoes and apples. Place the lemon slices on top.
• Bake covered in the preheated oven 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes and apples are tender.

YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook yams and mash.
• Blend with next 4 ingredients.
• Place in buttered casserole dish.
• Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle on yams.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30- 40 minutes.

SHORT-CUT APPLE YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut apples in the pie filling into bite-sized pieces.
• In a medium bowl, mix the pie filling, cinnamon, and brown sugar until well blended.
• Gently stir in the cut-up yams.
• Grease a two-quart casserole dish and pour in apple-yam mixture.
• You may either microwave for approx 8-10 minutes until warmed through or you can put it into a 350F oven and bake approximately 15 minutes until warmed.

CANDIED YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare a day ahead and refrigerate. Cook yams in boiling salted water until tender but not soft. Peel and slice lengthwise. Peel, core and slice apples.
• Arrange potatoes and apples in layers, sprinkling each with sugar, lemon juice, rind, nutmeg and dots of butter. Cover with foil.
• When ready to bake, put covered casserole in preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Remove foil, turn heat to 400°F and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Yields: 10 servings.

YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl combine yams, melted butter, white sugar, evaporated milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Mix well and transfer to a 9x9 inch casserole dish.
• In a medium bowl cream butter with brown sugar. Stir in walnuts and frosted cereal. Spread on top of yam mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes.

YAM AND PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE FOR TWO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°. Spray 1-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray. Layer yams and crushed pineapple in casserole. Sprinkle brown sugar, pecans and crystallized ginger over top; dot with margarine. Cover and bake about 45 minutes or until yams are tender.

LAYERED YAM APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Peel and core apples. Peel yams. Cut both apples and yams into 1/4-1/2" slices. Spray 9x13 lasagna pan with non-stick. Layer apples and yams (vertically looks nicer but horizontally is easier) to fill pan. Melt butter, mix in sugar, oj and spices. Pour over the apples and yams. Cover with foil and cook at 350 for one hour, or until tender. Serve immediately or cool and reheat the next day.

YAM CASSEROLE WITH PECAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Lightly grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish with oil or coat with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cream and cayenne pepper.
• Arrange 1/3 of the yams in an even layer on the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Season with 1/2 t salt and 1/4 t each of black pepper and thyme.
• Pour in 2/3 c of the cream mixture.
• Repeat for 2 more layers.
• In a small bowl, combine the cracker crumbs, Parmesan, pecans, and melted butter.
• Give it a good stir so the butter coats the crackers and pecans.
• Scatter the mixture over the top of the casserole.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and bake until the top is golden brown, the yams are tender, and the house is filled with the most wonderful sweet and buttery smells, 30-45 minutes longer.

BANANA-YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat the bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish with 2 tablespoons butter. Set aside
• In a heavy medium pot add the yams and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. (The color of the yams will turn brighter).
• Meanwhile, put the crackers, almonds, cinnamon, and salt in a food processor and pulse a few times to combine until coarse but not fully ground. Add 6 tablespoons butter and pulse until the mixture forms lumps slightly larger than peas. Refrigerate the streusel topping until ready to use.
• Spread half of the bananas and yams in 1 layer in the bottom of the prepared dish. Sprinkle with half of the streusel and half of the marshmallows. Repeat to make 1 more layer. Bake until the marshmallows are golden, about 25 minutes. Serve warm.

YUMMY YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Whip together "yam" ingredients and pour into a 9x13 glass baking dish.
• Mix "topping" ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs and drop over top of yam mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• To freeze: Assemble casserole as directed up to the point of baking. Cover well with foil. Label and freeze.
• To serve: Thaw in fridge, uncover and bake as directed.

YAM AND CARROT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Combine carrots, potato, yam and raisins in large bowl. Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat. Add sugar and whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; cool completely. Whisk eggs, salt, baking powder and cinnamon into butter mixture. Pour over vegetables; mix well. Season with pepper. Transfer to prepared dish.
• Bake until vegetables are tender and mixture is set in center and golden brown on top, about 1 hour 30 minutes.

AWESOME YAM AND CRANBERRY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine whole cranberries, white sugar, orange slices, pecan halves, orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and mace in 2 quart casserole. Bake uncovered at 375* degrees for 30 minutes.
• Stir drained yams into cranberry mixture. Return to oven and bake until heated through (about 15 minutes). Enjoy!

STREUSEL YAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven if cooking right away 350 F. Prep 9x13 or 9x9 (for thicker casserole) by spraying with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2. Casserole: With a mixer, mix drained yams, eggs, sugar, vanilla, milk, and butter until combined. Pour into the casserole dish.
• 3. Topping: Combine brown sugar, flour, and softened butter. Blend until crumbly.
• 4. Sprinkle on top.
• 5. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• 6. Notes: For a caramelized topping, once golden brown, turn oven to Broil and watch closely. Broil roughly 3 minutes. The top with caramelize in minutes. Once out of the oven it will set creating a sweet crunchy topping while cooling. If making ahead, refrigerate, bring to room temperature before baking as stated above.

YAM AND MARSHMALLOW CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Wash and bake your yam.
• Mash with a hand mixer or potato masher.
• Add butter, sugar, and cream.
• Mix.
• Place in a small casserole dish.
• Top with marshmallows.
• Broil for about 5-10 minutes or until the marshmallows are golden brown.
• Enjoy!

PRALINE YAM CASSEROLE WITH ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook yams until tender.
• Peel and quarter yams and mash in a large bowl.
• Beat in butter, brown sugar,salt and eggs.
• Turn into a 1-qt casserole dish
• Arrange pecan halves in a pattern on top of casserole.
• Sprinkle top with 1/4 cuo dark brown sugar.
• Drizzle top with 1/4 C melted butter.
• Bake at 375* for 20 minute.
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• Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt, orange peel, orange juice , and lemon juice in a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in butter and bitters.
• Serve warm orange sauce over casserole.