That’s My Yam!

This really is my kind of yam! 🙂 I love the combination of yams and marshmallows and the toasted pecans give it a nice crunch in texture! yeee! I am really happy I found vegan marshmallows at Trader Joe’s because I couldn’t fathom missing out on this.

Ingredients:

• 3 Small-Medium Sized Yams
• 2 T of Earth Balanced Butter
• 1 Orange or ~1/4 c of orange juice
• 1 tsp of orange yeast
• 2 tsp of Cinnamon
• 1 T of Vanilla
• 1/4 c – 1/2c of Toasted Pecans, chopped
• 1 c of vegan marshmallows (Trader Joe’s carries them!)

Directions:

• Peel yams and dice them
• Boil yams until soft (~20 minutes) and then strain
• Mash yams until smooth
• Grate orange to collect its zest
• Proceed to peel orange and then put the orange in the blender.
• Pour the juice into a strainer to get the pulp out (OR YOU CAN JUST USE REGULAR ORANGE JUICE~ about 1/4cup)
• Add butter, juice of one orange, and orange zest and mix until cohesive
• Spread yams into a circular pie dish and heat in oven at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
• Add marshmallows and broil for 3-5 minutes
• Top it off with toasted pecans!

 

But how do those pecans get all warm and toasty?

• Toss an 8oz of pecan halves in about 2 T of honey, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and 1/4 c of melted butter
• Spread out on a cookie sheet
• Bake on 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Boom!

Enjoy!

❤ Divina