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Candied Yams

Name: Candied Yams
Total time: 95 min
Ingredients: 2.5 cups orange-flavor citrus punch (such as SunnyD); 0.75 cup packed brown sugar; 0.75 cup granulated sugar; 0.5 cup butter; 0.25 cup water; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 0.5 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2.5 pounds yams (sweet potatoes) peeled and sliced 1/3 inch thick; 0.5 teaspoon salt

A use-what-you-have cook, Gerard Klass's mom always put SunnyD in her yams. So, the chef and co-owner of Soul Bowl in Minneapolis does, too--along with plenty of butter, brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon.

By

Midwest Living editors

Published on October 12, 2020

Hands On Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 35 mins

Servings:

6

Yield:

6 cups

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups orange-flavor citrus punch (such as SunnyD)
¾ cup packed brown sugar
¾ cup granulated sugar
½ cup butter
¼ cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 ½ pounds yams (sweet potatoes) peeled and sliced 1/3 inch thick
½ teaspoon salt

Directions

In a large saucepan, stir together punch, sugars, butter, water, vanilla, five-spice powder and cinnamon. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until slightly syrupy and reduced to 2 cups, about 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, place a steamer basket in a Dutch oven. Add water to just below the basket. Bring water to a boil. Add yams to steamer basket; cover and reduce heat. Steam until yams are tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange yams in a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with salt. Pour candied yam sauce over yams. Bake, uncovered, until hot and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

495	Calories
15g	Fat
89g	Carbs
2g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 495
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15g	19%
Saturated Fat 10g	50%
Cholesterol 41mg	14%
Sodium 470mg	20%
Total Carbohydrate 89g	32%
Total Sugars 66g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 28mg	138%
Calcium 71mg	5%
Iron 1mg	6%
Potassium 502mg	11%