Candied yams and apples are classic holiday side dishes, but they also make a winning combination when combined into a single casserole. A good candied yam and apple casserole should have a perfect balance of flavors, with the sweetness of the yams and apples tempered by the tartness of the apples and spices. The dish should also be moist and flavorful, with a texture that is both tender and slightly chewy. If you're looking for a delicious and festive side dish to serve at your next holiday meal, candied yam and apple casserole is a great option.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE
Perfect for the Thanksgiving holiday, yams and apples are baked with a sweet glaze.
Provided by VEGAS
Categories Side Dish Casseroles Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes
Time 2h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place yams in a large saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 30 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, peel, and cut into 1/3 inch thick slices.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the cornstarch and brown sugar. Mix in the apple juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice.
- Alternate layers of yams and apples in the prepared baking dish. Pour the apple juice mixture over the layers.
- Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove cover, and continue baking 30 minutes. Baste frequently with the juices from the pan to prevent drying.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 419.6 calories, Carbohydrate 93 g, Cholesterol 11.4 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 10.8 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 54.9 mg, Sugar 27.8 g
APPLE YAM CASSEROLE
What Americans call yams are actually a variety of sweet potato. Fragrant sweet potatoes layered with Granny Smith apples and topped with a sweet mixture of brown sugar and raisins make this a great recipe for all holidays, but best for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Provided by PAI
Categories Side Dish Casseroles Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
- In the casserole dish, alternately layer the sweet potatoes and apples.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix together brown sugar, 1/3 cup water, cinnamon, raisins, butter and salt. Cook 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, stir together remaining water and flour. Combine with the brown sugar mixture. Pour over the sweet potatoes and apples. Place the lemon slices on top.
- Bake covered in the preheated oven 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes and apples are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180.3 calories, Carbohydrate 39.1 g, Cholesterol 7.6 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 125.5 mg, Sugar 25.1 g
LOUISIANA YAM-APPLE MEDLEY
Using canned yams and apples with a sweet mixture of pecans, sugar, and cinnamon makes a tasty side dish.
Provided by Gloria Taylor
Categories Side Dish
Time 25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Mix the yams and apples, and place into the bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish. Stir the pecans, sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl; scatter over the yams and apples. Drizzle the margarine over the mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the topping begins to brown, basting 1 or 2 times while cooking, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.9 calories, Carbohydrate 57.5 g, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 112.5 mg, Sugar 46.5 g
CANDIED YAMS AND APPLES
My husband's favorite (mother-in-law's recipe) for candied yams. It's more like a dessert than a vegetable. It is very easy to make, and very tasty.
Provided by brandibakesbest
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Sweet Potatoes
Time 50m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Toss apple, pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Alternate layers of coated apple and cut yams in an 11x7-inch pan. Dot with margarine and cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven until reduced and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes. Cover with marshmallows and continue to bake until golden, 10 to 20 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.2 calories, Carbohydrate 51.4 g, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 131.8 mg, Sugar 40.5 g
CANDIED YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE
Make and share this Candied Yam and Apple Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Salt Lake Meal Swap
Categories Apple
Time 1h25m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Prepare a day ahead and refrigerate. Cook yams in boiling salted water until tender but not soft. Peel and slice lengthwise. Peel, core and slice apples.
- Arrange potatoes and apples in layers, sprinkling each with sugar, lemon juice, rind, nutmeg and dots of butter. Cover with foil.
- When ready to bake, put covered casserole in preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 45 minutes. Remove foil, turn heat to 400°F and bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Yields: 10 servings.
SHORT-CUT APPLE YAM CASSEROLE
From an old kitchen them calendar which included recipes. When you want that easy apple & yam casserole but don't have a lot of time this is a great short cut recipe. You can either microwave this dish or use your oven. Love the versatility!
Provided by HokiesMom
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cut apples in the pie filling into bite-sized pieces.
- In a medium bowl, mix the pie filling, cinnamon, and brown sugar until well blended.
- Gently stir in the cut-up yams.
- Grease a two-quart casserole dish and pour in apple-yam mixture.
- You may either microwave for approx 8-10 minutes until warmed through or you can put it into a 350F oven and bake approximately 15 minutes until warmed.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 246.1, Fat 0.3, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 52.9, Carbohydrate 61, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 18.1, Protein 1.8
EXCELLENT YAM AND APPLE CASSEROLE
My mom made this casserole for Easter dinner. The dish received rave reviews from everyone including my 2 year old!
Provided by AngAustinBrody
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Boil yams for 30 minutes or until tender yet firm. For a quicker method, poke holes in the yams and microwave on high for 10 minutes.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the cornstarch and brown sugar. Whisk in the apple juice, lemon juice, cinnamon, and allspice. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally. Boil 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
- Preheat over to 375°F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Peel cooked yams and cut into 1/3-inch slices.
- Place a single layer of yams down into greased baking pan. Second layer will be your sliced apples. Repeat with another layer of yams.
- Dump sauce over top of yams.
- Cover pan with tinfoil and bake for one hour. Remove foil and continue baking for another half hour. Baste every half hour to prevent the yams and apples from drying out.
- ENJOY!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.7, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 75.3, Carbohydrate 91.8, Fiber 9.9, Sugar 32.5, Protein 3.3
YAM AND APPLE BAKE
Make and share this Yam And Apple Bake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by MizzNezz
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In greased 2 qt casserole, layer half the yams and half the apples.
- Mix brown sugar and spices together.
- Sprinkle half over yams and apples.
- Dot with half the butter.
- Repeat layers.
- Cover and bake at 375* for 15 minutes.
- Uncover, baste with the juices,and bake 15 minutes more.
CANDIED YAM APPLE PECAN BAKE
Make and share this Candied Yam Apple Pecan Bake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by AZRoxy63
Categories Yam/Sweet Potato
Time 35m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Empty the 3 cans of yams into an 8x8 baking pan.
- Mix brown sugar in with sauce from the yams.
- Drop the butter onto the top of the yams.
- Slice apples with skin on very, very thin and remove their cores.
- Place the slices on top of the butter and yams.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the apple slices.
- Sprinkle the chopped pecans evenly over the apples and gently mix everything together as much as possible.
- Cover all ingredients with entire bag of mimi marshmallows.
- Bake at 350 degrees until hot and marsmallow on top are melted and golden brown.
- You may increase amounts to make in larger or smaller pans.
MOM'S CANDIED YAMS WITH CARAMEL
I took my mom's childhood candied yam recipe and added a layer of caramel. It is now a must at every Thanksgiving and Christmas and is often requested with much anticipation by anyone who has had it. One recipe will serve 6, but barely. I promise there won't be leftovers. If you're going to feed 6 or more, I suggest doubling the recipe in a 9x13-inch pan.
Provided by TheEnvyOfKings
Categories Side Dish Casseroles Sweet Potato Casserole Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix sweet potatoes, pineapple, butter, brown sugar, salt, egg, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Pour half the sweet potato mixture into a 9x9-inch casserole dish. Pour caramel sauce over sweet potatoes; top with 1 cup marshmallows. Spread the remaining sweet potato mixture over marshmallow layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Add the remaining 1 cup marshmallows and bake until marshmallows are golden brown, about 10 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273.1 calories, Carbohydrate 51.3 g, Cholesterol 46.5 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 274.2 mg, Sugar 22.9 g
Tips:
- Selecting the right yams: Choose firm and plump yams with smooth, unblemished skin. Avoid yams with cuts, bruises, or soft spots.
- Peeling and cutting yams: Use a sharp knife to carefully peel the yams. Cut them into uniform-sized pieces to ensure even cooking.
- Parboiling the yams: Parboiling helps remove excess starch and reduces the cooking time. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add the yam pieces, and cook for 5-7 minutes. Drain the yams and set aside.
- Preparing the apples: Peel and core the apples. Cut them into thin slices or small cubes, depending on your preference.
- Choosing the right spices: A blend of warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger adds depth of flavor to the casserole. Adjust the quantities to suit your taste preferences.
- Using brown sugar: Brown sugar provides a rich, molasses flavor to the casserole. If you don't have brown sugar, you can substitute granulated sugar.
- Baking the casserole: Preheat the oven to the desired temperature before baking. Bake the casserole until the yams and apples are tender and the top is golden brown.
- Serving the casserole: Allow the casserole to cool slightly before serving. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for an extra indulgent treat.
Conclusion:
Candied Yam and Apple Casserole is a delightful combination of sweet potatoes, tart apples, and warm spices. It is a classic side dish that is perfect for holiday gatherings or special occasions. With its vibrant colors and rich flavors, this casserole is sure to impress your guests. Whether you follow the recipe precisely or adapt it to your liking, the result will be a delicious and comforting dish that everyone will love.
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