Candied Yams and Marshmallows
Description
This candied yams and marshmallows recipe is baked in a sweet brown sugar-orange juice syrup, topped with marshmallows, and baked again until golden.
Ingredients
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2 1/2 pounds yams
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2 tablespoons butter
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2 cups brown sugar
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1 cup orange juice
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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3 cups marshmallows
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2
Roast whole yams in the preheated oven until almost tender, 35 to 40 minutes; let cool.
3
Reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat; stir in sugar, juice, and nutmeg until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; cook until liquid thickens and becomes syrupy, 10 to 15 minutes.
5
Peel yams; cut into bite-sized chunks. Arrange in a single layer in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Drizzle syrup over yams.
6
Bake in the preheated oven, basting yams with syrup every 15 minutes until fork-tender, about 35 minutes.
7
Arrange marshmallows over yams; continue baking until marshmallows are puffy and brown, about 10 minutes more.