Hawaiian Yam Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish. Stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon until evenly blended; set aside.
• Place the sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until just tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two; peel and cut into 1/2 inch slices.
• Layer the potatoes into the prepared baking dish, dot with butter, and sprinkle with salt. Arrange the bananas over the potatoes and sprinkle evenly with the brown sugar mixture. Top with the crushed pineapple. Whisk together the pineapple juice, lemon juice, and honey until the honey has dissolved. Pour over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and browned on top, about 40 minutes.

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.

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub unpeeled sweet potatoes. Place on a cookie sheet, bake for 30 minutes, then puncture several times with a fork. Cook an additional 20 to 30 minutes until tender.
• 2. Cool, peel, and mash in a bowl.
• 3. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• 4. Drain pineapple tidbits, reserving the liquid.
• 5. Melt butter in a bowl in the microwave. Add butter, brown sugar, and salt. Combine with mashed sweet potatoes.
• 6. Stir pineapple juice into potato mixture until it reaches the desired consistency. Fold in the reserved pineapple tidbits.
• 7. Butter a 2 quart, shallow casserole dish. Spoon potato/pineapple mixture into the prepared dish.
• 8. Cover with foil and bake until heated through (about 20 minutes).
• 9. Remove the pan from the oven. Cover the top with marshmallows. Return to oven, uncovered, and bake until marshmallows are browned as desired. Serve.
• 10. NOTES: You can use any size marshmallows you desire; if using jumbo, cut in half before placing on top of the heated potato mixture.

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375°. Spray 1-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.2. Layer potatoes and crushed pineapple in casserole. Sprinkle brown sugar, pecans and crystallized ginger over top dot with butter. Cover and bake about 45 minutes or until potatoes are tender.1 Serving: Calories 280 (Calories from Fat 65) Fat 7g (Saturated 2g) Cholesterol 5mg Sodium 30mg Carbohydrate 56g (Dietary Fiber 5g) Protein 3g % Daily Value: Vitamin A 100% Vitamin C 32% Calcium 6% Iron 6% Diet Exchanges: 2 Vegetable, 3 Fruit, 1 Fat From "Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.