Buttery brown sugar and toasted pecans meet maple and vanilla sweetened sweet potatoes in this holiday side dish. Holiday yams with brown sugar pecan streusel were never part of the menu growing up for me, but my they are an absolute nowadays.
We make sweet potatoes for our Thanksgiving dinner every year by mixing in sugar and maple syrup and vanilla. Often we top them with mini marshmallows and bake them until all the kids ooooh and awwww at their puffy perfection coming out of the oven. And although our candied yams with marshmallows are a big hit, we usually have a second dish of yams topped with brown sugar and pecan streusel!! My family, especially the kids, eat the whole plate in the blink of an eye. They’re delicious.
I don’t think we you need a lot of convincing, do you? Say good bye to mushy sweet potatoes and hello to these drool-worthy holiday yams! Watch how simple they are to make!
Ingredients:
- garnet yams
- butter
- pure maple syrup
- vanilla extract
- light brown sugar
- Bisquick baking mix
- pecans
How to Make Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar Pecan Streusel:
Begin by baking the sweet potatoes – you can do this in the oven, microwave, instant pot, or even an air fryer. Cook them the same way you would cook a baked potato. I like to cook them in the microwave for this recipe because it’s speedy and you don’t need a crispy skin.
Once the yams/sweet potatoes are cooked through, wait for them to cool enough to handle, and then scoop all of the flesh into a bowl.
Add the syrup, butter, vanilla extract, and some of the brown sugar and mash everything together to make a nice smooth base.
Spread the mashed yams into a baking dish or pie plate.
Finally, make the streusel by using two forks or a pastry blender to combine the streusel butter, Bisquick, and brown sugar. Stir in the pecans and spread over the top of the prepared yams. Bake the dish and try not to eat it all before dinner!
Holiday Yams with Brown Sugar Pecan Streusel
Ingredients
Yams
- 3 garnet yams medium
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/8 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
Streusel
- 2 tbsp cold butter
- 1/3 cup Bisquick baking mix
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Wash yams thoroughly and poke on all sides with a fork to allow steam to escape while cooking.
- Arrange yams in a spoke pattern on several layers of paper towel in the microwave.
- Cook on hte "baked potato" setting or until yams are soft all the way through when poked with a fork.
- Remove from microwave oven and allow to sit and cool for 30 minutes or until they are cool enough to handle.
- Slice yams in half lengthwise and scoop out cooked contents with a spoon. Discard skins.
- In a bowl, combine yams, butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup of brown sugar. Mix well, mashing with a fork or potato masher until most lumps are smooth.
- Spread yam mixture into a large pie plate or 8x8 square baking dish.
- To make the streusel, use a pastry blender to mix cold butter, baking mix, and brown sugar.
- Chop pecans into small pieces and stir into streusel mixture.
- Sprinkle streusel evenly over the yams.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until the streusel begins to brown. Remove from oven and serve immeidately.
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Comments & Reviews
Marsha Scott says
My family absolutely LOVES our Sweet Potatoes at holiday time. Love the Bisquick idea. I usually put little marshmallows on top and brown them, but the struesel sounds wonderful. Happy Holidays