ams or sweet potatoes are a wonderful side dish for any meal. This yam recipe is so delicious it's hard to decide whether it's for dinner or dessert. The sweet potatoes or yams are cooked, then mixed with a tasty mixture of spices and topped with delicious marshmallow-like meringue. You will love this!
Yams and sweet potatoes really aren't the same thing. Yams are native to Africa and are from a totally different family of plants. In the United States, sweet potatoes are what we usually get in the stores.
The nutritional value of sweet potatoes makes you want to include them in your diet on a regular basis. Filled with Vitamin A, potassium, beta carotene, and fiber, as well as a slew of other vitamins and minerals, it's hard to find a more perfect food.
Sweet Potatoes/Yams with Meringue Recipe
Ingredients for Sweet Potatoes/Yams with Meringue:
Meringue:
Directions for making Sweet Potatoes/Yams with Meringue:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and oil a 9-inch square baking dish.
For the meringue: In a large mixing bowl, put the egg whites, cr??me of tartar, and vanilla ' do not mix ' set aside.
Place the sweet potato chunks in a saucepan, fill ?? full with water, and boil until tender. Drain. Mash well with a potato masher.
Whisk the eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, milk, vanilla, and salt in a bowl until frothy. Add to the sweet potatoes and mash together until blended.
Put the sweet potato mixture into the prepared baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes. Remove from the oven.
Whip together with an electric mixer the egg whites, cr??me of tartar, and vanilla until soft peaks form. While continuing to mix, add the sugar a little at a time. Keep whipping together until peaks form (when picking up the beaters from the mixture). The result should be thick and marshmallowy.
Pipe the meringue on the sweet potato mixture or spread it on, creating peaks. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 ' 12 minutes or until the peaks are lightly browned. Let sit for 15 minutes, cut into squares and serve.
(Adapted from eatingwell.com)
OTHER DELICIOUS SWEET POTATO/YAM RECIPES:
Sweet Potatoes Recipe -- delicious with pears
Sweet Potato Salad Recipe ' unforgettable
Sweet Potato Pancake Recipe ' amazing pancakes!
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