Name: Florida Candied Yams - with a touch of Bourbon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 lbs. Yams or Sweet Potatoes (Peeled and cut in 1/2 inch round discs); 1 cup Brown Sugar (or light brown); 1 1/4 cups White, preferably florida sugar; 1 stick Butter (1/4 pound); 1/2 cup Florida orange juice; 3 tsp. Cinnamon; 1 tsp. Nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. Ginger; 1/2 cup water; 1 oz. Good Bourbon (Optional, of course)

Florida Candied Yams – with a touch of Bourbon!

Florida Candied Yams - with a touch of Bourbon

This is an easy way to make candied yams for that special holiday.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 50 mins

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Ingredients

3 lbs. Yams or Sweet Potatoes Peeled and cut in 1/2 inch round discs
1 cup Brown Sugar (or light brown)
1 1/4 cups White, preferably florida sugar
1 stick Butter (1/4 pound)
1/2 cup Florida orange juice
3 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Nutmeg
1/2 tsp. Ginger
1/2 cup water
1 oz. Good Bourbon Optional, of course

Instructions

This is truly a one pot solution. Add the ingredients in a medium sized sauce pan.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook covered for 45-50 minutes until yams are just fork tender.
At the end of cooking the yams, if the sauce is not thick like syrup, remove the yams to a serving dish and reduce the liquid to syrup consistency and pour over the yams.
That's it - enjoy!

Keyword Florida, sweet potatoes, yams