Side Dish Recipes
Golden Apples and Yams
Because yams (or sweet potatoes) require much longer cooking time than apples, this recipe calls for pre-baking them. This step can be done a day or so ahead if desired.
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 large yams or sweet potatoes
- 2 Golden Delicious apples, cored and sliced crosswise into rings
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake yams for 50 minutes or until soft still retain their shape. (This step can also be done in the microwave; microwave yams on HIGH (100%) for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating halfway through cooking.)
- Cool yams until they can be handled. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F.
- Peel yams and slice crosswise. In shallow 1 quart baking dish, alternate apple rings and yam slices, overlapping their edges slightly.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and cloves; stir in orange juice and blend.
- Heat orange juice mixture, stirring, until thickened; pour over apples and yams.
- Top casserole with nuts and bake 20 minutes or until apples are tender.
Nutrition
Per serving: Protein: 2g; Fat: 2g; Carbohydrate: 37g; Fiber: 3g; Sodium: 9mg; Cholesterol: 0; Calories: 165
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Washington Apple Commission