Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2011

I took the "hint" from other reviews and microwaved my yams for 5 mins first. Then I cut thick rounds, cut those in 1/2, then tossed them with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pecans. I left the skin on. Dumped it in a greased casserole dish, dotted it with chunks of real butter, covered, and baked for 30 mins at 350. Mashed them slightly with a potato masher and served. These were the best yams I have ever had!!! I had NO leftovers. Definitely making this again. And again.

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jeanczinger

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

Even though these were good, they took WAY longer than 25 minutes to cook. They took more like 45 minutes to cook. I suggest cooking them longer than what the recipe states. And I did not have nutmeg, so I used ginger. They were pretty good.

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cookingismylife

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2011

easy, attractive, and tastes great. There were no leftovers. I cut them into chunks rather than quarters and baked them in a glass pie plate

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Tracey Davies

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Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2011

OK, so this is a hard rate for me... I peeled and chopped my sweet potatoes into rounds, and melted the butter, syrup and spices together in a sauce pan and poured it over the chunks. I cooked this for WELL over an hour, and they came out rock hard and I needed to microwave them for at least and extra 10 mins to soften them up. They were delish though. Next time I make these I'm going to peel and chop them MUCH smaller, maybe 1 inch squares, and see how that is? The flavor is there, the cooking directions suck though.

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Chelsey Wolnowski

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Queen Charlotte, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2011

WOW! This is the best recipe for yams! I just mixed everthing together in a baking dish. I left the peels on and my husband loved it!

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zara

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2010

Delicious!! Everybody loved these on Thanksgiving.

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kopcat

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2010

This recipe is fantastic! The best yams my husband and I have ever eaten. I didn't change a thing except that I used 2 teaspoons of cinnamon because we love cinnamon. However, I had the same problem as some other folks with the yams still being too hard after 30 to 40 minutes. I solved this problem by covering the baking dish with foil before putting it in the oven. I've made these twice now. The first time, I covered the yams after 35 minutes when I realized they were still hard and they were ready 15-20 minutes later. The second time, I covered them before baking and they were ready in 35 minutes. Absolutely fabulous! They will be a permanent holiday side dish from now on.

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linn1229

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2009

I made these for Christmas dinner and the family loved them. They were probably the most talked about dish of the meal. I did microwave the yams for about 8 minutes first and I added a little brown sugar. I was a bit worried about leaving the skin on, so I peeled some of them and left skin on a few and everyone said both ways tasted great.We will definitely make these again

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julie

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2009

I gave this recipe three stars since it would not be edible as written. Using the advice of other reviewers, I steamed the yams in the microwave for 8 minutes prior to preparing. After adding the other ingredients, I baked the dish for about 35 minutes. Even after pre-steaming and baking more than the suggested time, many pieces were still too hard to eat. I microwaved the yams an additional 3 minutes until most of the slices had a nice texture. The flavor was good and my husband, who doesn't usually enjoy non-traditional vegetable, enjoyed them. With the additional cooking, I would rate this recipe four stars. But until the author updates the directions, I cannot highly recommend Harvest Yams.

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Taliarose

Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

Ditto on increasing the cooking time. After I baked them in the oven for 25 minutes they were still hard so I microwaved them for about 6 minutes. Great taste though, and even my picky son ate them!

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