Hawaiian Yam Casserole Recipes

ISLAND YAM BAKE

Steps:

• Place yams into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Return yams to the cooking pot, and mash with juice until smooth. Pack mashed yams into a 3 quart casserole dish, dot with butter, then sprinkle with brown sugar and nuts. Loosely cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 35 to 40 minutes.

HAWAIIAN STYLE SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Scrub unpeeled sweet potatoes. Place on a cookie sheet, bake for 30 minutes, then puncture several times with a fork. Cook an additional 20 to 30 minutes until tender.
• 2. Cool, peel, and mash in a bowl.
• 3. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• 4. Drain pineapple tidbits, reserving the liquid.
• 5. Melt butter in a bowl in the microwave. Add butter, brown sugar, and salt. Combine with mashed sweet potatoes.
• 6. Stir pineapple juice into potato mixture until it reaches the desired consistency. Fold in the reserved pineapple tidbits.
• 7. Butter a 2 quart, shallow casserole dish. Spoon potato/pineapple mixture into the prepared dish.
• 8. Cover with foil and bake until heated through (about 20 minutes).
• 9. Remove the pan from the oven. Cover the top with marshmallows. Return to oven, uncovered, and bake until marshmallows are browned as desired. Serve.
• 10. NOTES: You can use any size marshmallows you desire; if using jumbo, cut in half before placing on top of the heated potato mixture.

HAWAIIAN SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Combine potatoes, juice, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and mash.
• Spray casserole with cooking spray.
• Spread mixture, making a well in center.
• Arrange banana around edge of well.
• Spoon pineapple into well.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and brown sugar.
• Bake 10-15 minutes.
• Place in broiler till fruit is browned.