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yummy ~ yams

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Kay Tilley
@Homesweethomecooking
Eufaula, OK

I have made this recipe for many occassions and is a traditional holiday dish in my immediate family. I came up with it one year, trying to make a yummy yam dish more tasty. It worked~

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 20 Min
cook time 35 Min

Ingredients For yummy ~ yams

  • 2 can
    candid yams
  • 2 pkg
    crushed graham crackers
  • 1 sm
    can crushed pieapple, reserve juice
  • 1 pkg
    minature white marshmellows
  • 1 tsp
    margarine
  • 1/4 c
    crushed pecans
  • 3 Tbsp
    maple syrup

How To Make yummy ~ yams

  • 1
    I use a 9 x 13 glass baking dish, I use a paper towel and spread margarine on the bottam and inside glass sides.
  • 2
    I open cans Yams, and reserve the juice, if it is sweet, if not then toss. I pour the 1st can of Yams into the baking dish. Sometimes I quarter the tatters.
  • 3
    Next I add 1 and 1/2 T. syrup, then part of crushed pineapple,layer of marshmellows, and some crushed pecans.
  • 4
    Follow the same for the 2nd layer, though before you add marshmellows, crumble 2 sleeves of graham crackers over the mixture, then the margarine, nuts and any reserved juices if you desire, last cover with minature white marshmellows.
  • 5
    Pop into a 350 degree oven and bake till bubbly.
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