¾cup100% pure maple syrup(no ordinary pancake syrup)
½cupbrown sugar
⅓cupclarified butter(or regular butter)
1tablespooncarnation milk
2teaspooncinnamon
1teaspoonvanilla paste(pure vanilla extract)
½teaspoonallspice
½teaspoonpumpkin spice
¼teaspoonginger
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degree.
Maple Sauce
Add 100% maple syrup, clarified butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and other spices to pot. Bring to a gentle boil then simmer for 2 mins. Remove pot from heat and add vanilla paste or vanilla extract and stir. Set aside.
Grease the inside of a rectangular casserole dish with butter. Set aside.
Wash yams thoroughly. Remove skin from yams using a vegetable peeler, paring knife or steak knife. Cut yams into wedges making sure they're the same size. As your cutting the yams place them in a bowl of cold water to prevent them from drying out or getting dark spots.
Pour yams into a colander and pat dry them using paper towels. Place yams into the prepared casserole (spreading them out). Pour the maple sauce over the yams making sure all over coated. Cover tightly with foil paper and place in the oven to bake.
At the 30 minute mark, remove the yams from the oven and baste (or spoon) the maple sauce over the yams (for further caramelization). Cover again with foil paper and continue to bake for an additional 30 minutes.
Remove yams from the oven baste (or spoon) the maple sauce over all the yams. Allow the yams to sit for 5 minutes for sauce to thicken more.
Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Tips
The best way to store sweet yams is in a cool and dark place and not in the fridge after purchasing them from the grocery store. The temperature in the fridge is too cold for sweet yams or potatoes.
Sweet yams grow in the ground which is why they need to be cleaned really well or even scrubbed before peeling the skin.
If you're meal-prepping sweet yams, make sure to add them to a bowl of cold water after cutting them to prevent them from drying out then place them in the fridge.
Bake them in the oven instead of boiling to prevent them from becoming watery.
When checking done-ness, pierce the sweet yams with a fork to make sure they're done. If the fork goes through the yam easily, they're done. Do not count on the cooking time specified as oven temperatures and preferred done-ness can vary.