Sunshine Yams

Try this different recipe from the usual sweetened yam dishes. We use apple juice and lemon juice to keep this Sunshine Yam dish light. It easy with only 9 ingredients. Serves 4 Total Time: 50 minutes or microwave in only 40 

Ingredients:

2 lbs yams
1/2 cup brown sugar 
2 tablespoons cornstarch 
Salt and pepper, to taste 
1/3 cup apple juice 
2 tablespoons lemon juice 
2 tablespoons butter 
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest 
Paprika to garnish 

Directions:

Scrub yams, drop into boiling water, cover, cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, cool and peel. In a medium bowl combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and pepper; stir. Add in the apple and lemon juice. Heat until slightly thickened then add the butter and lemon zest. Mash the yams with the juice mixture and transfer into a 1 qt casserole. Dab with a little butter and sprinkle with paprika. Bake in a preheated 350F Oven for 20-25 minutes or until heated. Yum Yum! 

Microwave Instructions:

After scrubbing yams cut off the narrow ends and pierce a couple times on each side with a fork. Place in a microwave dish and microwave on high power for 8 minutes (turn them over after 4 minutes), or until tender. Let stand 10, when cooled peel. 

In a microwaveable safe bowl combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, salt and pepper; stir then add in the apple and lemon juice. Microwave 1-2 minutes, whisk then add in the butter and lemon zest. Mash the yams with the juice mixture, transfer into a microwave casserole. Dab with butter and sprinkle with paprika. Cover with wax paper and microwave at high power for 5-7 minutes until hot.