Candied Yams

Candied yams are always a hit on Thanksgiving

Ingredients

• 2 lb Garnet yams or sweet potatoes
• orange zest
• 2 sticks cinnamon, broken into pieces
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed pineapple-orange juice
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup (or 2 TBL Splenda)
• 2 TBL olive oil (or butter)
• 1 TBL freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tsp fresh ginger root, finely chopped (or 1/2 tsp dried)
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 F.
Peel yams and cut in half lengthwise. Cut these in half then into 4 wedges.
Place yams in baking dish so they are close together. Put orange zest and cinnamon in between yams.
Whisk together in a bowl the syrup, oil, the juices, ginger, and salt. Pour over yams.
Cover and bake up to 1 1/4 hours until yams are tender and juices are syrupy. Remove cinnamon before serving.