Gourmet Holiday Yams
Ingredients:
5 yams
1/4 tsp.salt
1/4 c. butter
2 eggs
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. sugar
2 T. cream
1/4 c. butter, softened
3 T. flour
3/4 packed brown sugar
1/2 c. chopped pecans
Peel yams and chop into chunks; put in a pot of water and boil until soft, about 20 minutes. Drain yams and transfer to a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup butter and mash with a potato masher until smooth. Add salt, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, and cream. Beat with electric mixer until well combined.
Grease a 9 x 13" pan and pour yam mixture into it. Spread evenly.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, combine the remaining butter, flour, brown sugar, and pecans. Squeeze all together with hands until well combined. Crumble over top of yams.
Bake for 30 minutes, until topping is crisp and lightly browned. I normally make this a day or two ahead of time and refrigerate, then bake. If you do that, then add on another 10 minutes or so.
Happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy!!! These are delicious!
This post is linked up at: Homestead Barn Hop #37
Sounds sweet, no wonder folks like it. :) What are the eggs in there for? Think you absolutely need them? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWould you believe I've never had yams?! I always thought they were served as part of the main course, but this sounds like a yummy dessert! Which course do you serve them as?
ReplyDeleteI do serve these as a side dish at dinner, but many have said it's like a dessert!
ReplyDeleteNicole, I think the eggs work as a binder, and to give it more of a "whipped" texture. If you can't have eggs, I think it's worth trying it without.
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