Slow Cooker Yams With Coconut and Pecans |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 420 Minutes |
Ready In: 430 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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I have been pulling out some recipes that I use during the holiday season. This recipe comes from Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes. Ingredients:
2 lbs yams or 2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/2 inch thick |
1/4 teaspoon coconut extract |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted |
1/2 cup firmply packed light brown sugar or 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar |
1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut |
1/4 cup broken pecans |
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces |
Directions:
1. Coat the slow cooker with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
2. Arrange the slices of yams in overlapping layer.
3. Stir the extracts into the melted butter and drizzle over the yeams.
4. Combine the brown sugar, coconut, pecans, and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over the yams in a layer.
5. Dot with the cold butter.
6. Cover and cook on Low until the yams are tender (to check for doneness pierce tiwht the tip of a knife).
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