mama's sweet potatoes and apples

Name: Mama's Sweet Potatoes and Apples
Ingredients: 1 lrg can(s) yams in syrup; 4-5 medium cooking apples, sliced thin; 1 stick(s) margarine; 2 cup(s) water; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3/4 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 3 tablespoon(s) + 1 tsp cornstarch

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Shannon Rice

Milpitas, CA

Updated on Aug 3, 2011

My mom serves this every year. I used to hate sweet potatoes until I tried this.

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Ingredients

1 lrg can yams in syrup
4-5 medium cooking apples, sliced thin
1 stick margarine
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons + 1 tsp cornstarch

How To Make mama's sweet potatoes and apples

Step 1

Add to a medium saucepan the water, sugar, salt, cinnamon and cornstarch. Bring to a boil on med to med-high heat until sauce thickens. Remove from stove. Add the stick of butter and let it melt in the hot sauce. Stir to combine.

Step 2

Slice the sweet potatoes (yams)into thin strips. Prepare a 9x9 square baking dish. Alternate layers of sweet potatoes and apples. Pour sauce over until well covered. It may not take all of the sauce so use your best jusgement. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Enjoy!
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