Candied yam with coconut

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 mediums Louisiana yams
⅓ cup Brown sugar; firmly packed
½ cup Hot water
¼ teaspoon Salt
3 tablespoons Butter or margarine; melted
¼ cup Coconut; shredded

Directions

Cook yams in skins until nearly tender. Peel and halve. Arrange in greased shallow 1-quart baking pan. Combine sugar, water, salt, and butter; pour over yams. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 15 minutes, basting occasionally. Sprinkle top with coconut; bake 10 minutes longer, or until lightly browned.

NOTES : This booklet was prepared by the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission.

Recipe by: 75 Easy Yam Recipes with a Romantic Past Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #891 by NGavlak@... on Nov 8, 1997

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