Maple Yams With Apples Cranberries Recipes

MAPLE YAMS WITH APPLES & CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Scrub yams thoroughly, place on baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees F until cooked but still somewhat firm, about 30-40 minutes.
• Set yams aside to cool.
• Slice apples thinly. Leave the skin on, for its color, its wonderful nutritional value, and so the apples keep their shape. I used Granny Smiths because they have a nice tartness and don't fall apart in baking, but Golden Delicious or similar would also be good.
• Toss apples with lemon juice and set aside.
• Combine all remaining ingredients EXCEPT for cranberries in small saucepan, and cook until sugar is dissolved, creating a thin sauce.
• Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice sweet potatoes into thick slices, or cut into chunks as desired, leaving the skins on. (Remember--fiber is good!).
• Assemble casserole in a greased 9x13x2-inch baking dish (stoneware or glass), layering the yams, then apples, then the cranberries. There should be enough for two layers of each.
• Pour sauce over the top of the casserole.
• Bake uncovered casserole for 30-45 minutes, basting intermittently with its own juices (or with extra fruit juice for a more moist casserole--I used some apple cider I had on hand) until apples are tender and dish is hot.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before serving, if possible, so the juices can thicken up a bit.
• Variation: Drizzle lightly before serving with some warm maple syrup and/or flax oil.
• Alternatively: if you're preparing it ahead of time, cover dish with foil and refrigerate overnight, and bake as usual the next day.
• Note on the "maple syrup": you must use natural maple syrup, not pancake syrup! I used Grade B--it has a higher nutrient content and a richer flavor. If you don't have maple syrup on hand, just use honey instead. The taste won't be as rich, but it will still be yummy.

MAPLE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place whole sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Drain and allow to cool.
• Meanwhile, heat maple syrup and brown sugar in a small saucepan to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced by just about half. Add cranberries and return to a boil. Cook until berries are popping open. Add butter and dried thyme; remove from the heat.
• Slice cooled sweet potatoes into 1-inch rounds. Transfer to an 8x12-inch glass baking dish and arrange so potatoes are standing nearly on their sides and stacked like fallen dominoes. Stir hot syrup mixture, then pour it over the sweet potatoes, dispersing the cranberries as evenly as possible.
• Bake in the preheated oven until berries on top begin to caramelize, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Garnish each serving with a sprig of thyme.

CANDIED YAMS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Toss all the ingredients in a large bowl to combine.
• Transfer to a baking dish and bake, stirring occasionally, until yams are tender, about 1 hour.
• Increase oven to 500 degrees and bake until liquid evaporates and yams are browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

MAPLE-CRANBERRY SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• .In a covered 6-quart sauce pan, heat whole sweet potates with salt and. enough water to cover to boiling on high.
• reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes or.
• . Just until fork tender
• drain.
• set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, in a 1-quart saucepan
• heat maple syrup on high till boiling.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• boil gently 10 to 15 minutes.
• or until reduced to 1/2 cup.
• Stir in cranberries
• and.
• 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• cook just until cranberries pop.
• about 5 minutes longer.
• preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cut cooled sweet potates crosswise in 1 inch thick slices.
• arrange slices in a shallow 3 quart ceramic or glass baking dish.
• overlapping slices if necessary.
• Spoon maple-cranberry syrup evenly over potatoes.
• Bake uncovered.
• 20 minutes or until hot.

SWEET POTATO, APPLE, AND CRANBERRY BAKE

Steps:

• Put sweet potatoes in a large saucepan.
• Add enough water to cover the potatoes.
• Bring to a boil; cover and cook until potatoes are'fork' tender.
• Cool slightly.
• Combine water, sugar, and cranberries in a medium saucepan.
• Cook until cranberries pop.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13" X 9" X 2" baking dish.
• Layer the sweet potatoes, apple slices, and cooked cranberries in baking dish.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter.
• Pour water (or orange juice) over top.
• Last, the peacon halves on top.
• Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until tender.