Yams Sensational

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 medium yams
• 1 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed or canned/reconstituted)
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 bake yams (skin on) at 350-degrees until tender when pierced with fork (approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour).
• 2 remove from oven and wrap in damp paper towel.
• 3 increase oven temperature to 450-degrees.
• 4 allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• 5 peel off skin.
• 6 slice yams into 1/2" thick rounds.
• 7 (for extra-nice presentation, after you've cut the rounds, use a cookie cutter to create scalloped edges or fancy shapes.) place yam slices in a shallow baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray and pour orange juice over all.
• 8 mix nutmeg with brown sugar and sprinkle atop each slice.
• 9 top each slice with finely chopped pecans.
• 10 bake in oven for 10 minutes, or until the sugar is melted and pecans slightly toasted.
• 11 serve immediately.