Roasted sweet potatoes drowned in a gooey, delicious sauce made with cane syrup, brown sugar butter and pecans
Estimated Time 2 hourshours
Servings 8Servings
Here's What You Need
3poundsSweet Potatoes
½cuporange juice
2tablespoonsbutter
¼teaspoonkosher salt
Sauce
½cupchopped pecans - divided
1cupcane syrup
½cupdark brown sugar
½cupbutter
1teaspooncinnamon
¼teaspoonallspice
½teaspoonkosher salt
Here's What You Do
Peel and slice sweet potatoes into medallions about ¼ inch thick.
Prepare a glass baking dish with softened butter
Stack sweet potato medallions on the baking dish at an angle
Pour orange juice over the sweet potatoes. Sprinkle some kosher salt and top with pieces of butter.
Cover with aluminum foil and place in a 400-degree Fahrenheit oven for 1 hour.
Combine all the sauce ingredients in a saucepan (reserve ¼ cup of pecans for the top).
Bring the sauce to a simmer and maintain the simmer for 2 minutes, set aside.
Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and test for doneness with a bamboo skewer, See Notes.
Pour the sauce completely over all the sweet potatoes. It can cover the yams but that is not necessary.
Top with the remaining ¼ cup of chopped pecans.
Place the baking dish on a baking sheet and return it to the oven. Roast, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Remove the baking dish from the oven and let it sit for about 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
Read the article Creole Sweet Potatoes with Cane Syrup for detailed step-by-step instructions with photos. Light brown sugar can be substituted for dark brown sugarStore leftovers in the fridge for 3 to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 1 month. Make sure to cool the dish down to room temperature and place it in an airtight container. Defrost overnight in the fridge, and reheat in a 350-degree Fahrenheit oven, covered in foil, for about 30 minutes or until warmed through. The yams can also be reheated in a microwave oven.Louisiana Yams are high in beta carotene, rich in Vitamins A, B6, and C, and a good source of fiber and potassium. They are naturally low in sodium and saturated fat. Need to know more? Check out this short article for more about sweet potato's nutritional facts.