Candied Yams Casserole With Pecans Recipes

Steps:

• Cut the sweet potatoes crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds. Halve or quarter any extra-large pieces so that they are all similar in size.
• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a small bowl. Add the sugar mixture to the Dutch oven and whisk until it forms a paste. Add the potatoes and stir well, spooning the sugar mixture over the potatoes to coat evenly.
• Cover and cook the potatoes, stirring occasionally and gently to avoid breaking them up, until they are just tender when pierced with the tip of a knife and the sauce resembles a thin syrup, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and toast until dark brown with a light scent of roasted nuts, about 8 minutes. Season the pecans with some salt while warm, let them cool completely and coarsely chop.
• Transfer the potatoes with their sauce to a large serving platter and sprinkle the pecans over the top.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add yams and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drain and transfer to a bowl with butter, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, cream, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Mash until all ingredients are incorporated and butter is melted. Transfer to a casserole dish and sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and cinnamon. Arrange pecans and marshmallows over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Empty the 3 cans of yams into an 8x8 baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar in with sauce from the yams.
• Drop the butter onto the top of the yams.
• Slice apples with skin on very, very thin and remove their cores.
• Place the slices on top of the butter and yams.
• Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apple slices.
• Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly over the apples and gently mix everything together as much as possible.
• Cover all ingredients with entire bag of mimi marshmallows.
• Bake at 350 degrees until hot and marsmallow on top are melted and golden brown.
• You may increase amounts to make in larger or smaller pans.

Steps:

• Topping:.
• 1/2 c packed brown sugar.
• 2 tbsp cold butter.
• 2 tbsp all purpose flour.
• 1/4 tsp ground cardamon or ground cinnamon.
• 1/2 c chopped pecans.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, beat the yams with electric mixer on med speed till well mashed.
• Add brown sugar, melted butter, brandy, orange juice, water, vanilla and salt.
• beat until combined.
• add slightly beaten egg and beat until smooth.
• transfer to 2 quart rectangular baking dish.
• For Topping.
• In a small bowl combine the brown sugar flour and cardamom or cinamon.
• Using a pastry blender cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• stir in pecans.
• sprinkle the topping over the yams mixture.
• bake at 350 for 20 - 25 min.