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Candied Yams

Email Recipe  |   Print   Posted: January 15, 2008

Contributor: Keep the Beat Heart Healthy Recipes, page 101 From the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Makes 6 serving(s)

+ Ingredients

3 (1 1/2 cup) medium yamscinnamon
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp flour, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp  ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp orange peel
1 tsp soft tub margarine
1/2 cup orange juice

+ Directions

Cut yams in half and boil until tender but firm (about 20 minutes). When cool enough to handle, peel and slice into 1-inch thickness.

Combine sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and grated orange peel.

Place half of sliced yams in medium-size casserole dish. Sprinkle with spiced sugar mixture.

Dot with half the amount of margarine.

Add second layer of yams, using the rest of the ingredients in the same order as above. Add orange juice.

Bake uncovered for 20 minutes in oven that was preheated to 350° F.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 110
Total fat: less than 1 gram
Saturated fat: less than 1 gram
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 115 mg
Total fiber: 2 gram
Protein: 1 gram
Carbohydrates: 25 gram
Potassium: 344 mg

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