Mom's Sweet Potatoes

Name: Mom's Sweet Potatoes
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 medium red yams, peeled; 1 small can crushed pineapple; 4 tbsp butter, cut into chunks; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 1/4 tsp ground ginger; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1 small bag of mini marshmallows; 1 Pam cooking spray; 1 oven safe baking pan

inecilia @cook_3385047

My mother made this every holiday. It's one of my favorites.

inecilia @cook_3385047

My mother made this every holiday. It's one of my favorites.

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Ingredients

8 servings

4 mediumred yams, peeled
1 smallcan crushed pineapple
4 tbspbutter, cut into chunks
1/2 tspground cinnamon
1/4 tspground cloves
1/4 tspground ginger
1/4 tspground nutmeg
1/4 cupmaple syrup
1/2 cupchopped walnuts
1 smallbag of mini marshmallows
1Pam cooking spray
1oven safe baking pan

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Steps

1

Take a large pot of water on the stove at high heat. Meanwhile, wash and peel sweet potatoes.
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Then cut potatoes into quarters and place potatoes in the pot once the water is boiling.
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Reduce stove temperature to medium high. Boil about 20 minutes or until potatoes are done.
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Cut butter in chucks and place back into the refrigerator.
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Spray a oven safe pan with Pam and set aside.
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Once potatoes are done, strain and let cool until easy to handle. Then cut yams into medium-sized checks.
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Preheat oven to 350.
8

Place chunks into pan. Add in seasonings, crushed pineapple with juice, chopped walnuts, and maple syrup. Coat well.
9

Scatter top with butter chunks and bake at 350 for 25 min.
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After 25 minutes, take out of oven and top with marshmallows. I use the whole bag but you can use less. Place back into the oven for additional 5 minutes or until marshmallows are golden brown.
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Enjoy!