Day 296: Candied Yams

Serves 10

6 yams or sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
5 cooking apples
5 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup butter, not margarine

Slice yams into thick slices. Peel, core and slice apples. Alternate yams and apple slices slow cooker. Combine sugar, water, butter, and cornstarch in a saucepan. Cook and stir until thick and clear. Pour sauce over apples and yams. Cook on low for 5-8 hours, or until yams or tender(time depends on how thin your yams are cut). 3 stars

Review:
This recipe comes from my Grandma…although I’ve altered it a bit since it is a traditional recipe that I adapted to the slow cooker. We have this every year for Thanksgiving. I can remember less than 5 times when I did not go to my Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving. I love it and as everyone knows, no one cooks like Grandma! Yams are probably the least popular dish at Thanksgiving in most people’s minds. I, however, quite enjoy them and look forward to eating them each year. The sauce on this dish could probably be cut down by 1/4, since the slow cooker doesn’t let anything evaporate.