Ginger Yams

Ginger Yams

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Side Dish
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 8 medium Yams or sweet potatoes (about 4 pounds) peeled, halved crosswise, cut into 8 wedges
  • 1 TBSP Orange EVOO
  • Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 2 TBSP honey
  • 1/3 Cup Raw sugar
  • 3 TBSP Orange EVOO
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 4 oz gingersnap cookies (about 16)
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 4 TBSP Orange EVOO
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 for the yams
  • Toss yams in the first tablespoon of Orange EVOO
  • Sprinkle with salt and pepper
  • In a saucepan, combine 2 TBSP Orange EVOO, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmet and cook until sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes
  • Remove from heat. Add to the yams and toss to coat
  • Spread the yams and all the sauce evenly into a 9×13 baking dish
  • Cover tightly with foil and bake until beginning to become tender, about 30 minutes
  • Crunch topping: Pulse the gingersnaps in a food processor until they are fine and crumbs with a few larger pieces
  • Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in the sugar, oil and flour to combine
  • Remove the yams from the oven, stir yams to coat again with the sauce
  • Continue baking uncovered until the yams are tender and the sauce has thickened, about 20-25 minutes
  • Top with gingersnaps crumble mixture, return to oven, baking until the topping is nicely browned, about 10 minutes longer