Maple-glazed Yams With Orange And Cranberries

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 3/4 lbs yams, peeled, cut into 1 inch pieces (red-skinned sweet potatoes)
• 3/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 6 tablespoons dried cranberries
• chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cook yams in boiling salted water 3 minutes.
• 3 drain.
• 4 transfer to 13x9 baking dish.
• 5 blend syrup, butter, and peel in a small bowl.
• 6 pour over yams.
• 7 sprinkle with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• 8 (can be made one day ahead. cover and refrigerate.).
• 9 bake yams uncovered until just tender, stirring and occasionally basting, about 30 minutes.
• 10 mix in cranberries.
• 11 continue baking until yams are very tender and juices form thick glaze, about 15 minute longer.
• 12 garnish with chopped fresh parsley and serve.