Side Dishes

Maple-Glazed Yams with Butter Pecan Topping

Name: Maple-Glazed Yams with Butter Pecan Topping
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Yield: 8

Made with just six ingredients, this side dish is easy to prepare, beautiful to serve, and decadent to eat. Feel free to swap sweet potatoes for yams, if you like; either will taste divine.

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

1 hour

Servings

Level

Easy

Ingredients

½ cup plus 3 Tablespoons Challenge Butter, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, divided
4 pounds yams, peeled and cut into ¼-inch chunks
½ cup pure maple syrup
⅔ cup all-purpose flour
⅔ cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.
2

Butter 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
3

Bring large pot of water to boil; add yams. Cook about 4 minutes or until water returns to simmer; drain. Rinse under cold water.
4

Arrange yams in prepared dish. Season with salt. Pour syrup over yams. Dot with 3 Tbsp. butter. Cover and bake about 25 minutes or until yams are almost tender.
5

Mix flour and brown sugar in medium bowl. Add remaining ½ cup butter. Cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add pecans; mix.
6

Sprinkle pecan mixture over yams; bake 20 minutes or until tender.