What is the difference between yams and sweet potatoes?
I hope that everyone over the years that has corrected me about yams and sweet potatoes, because this is a question that has puzzled me for years.
In America, yams and sweet potatoes are actually the same. Yes. You read that correctly. They both fall under the name sweet potato.
The orange colored sweet potatoes (which were give the name yams, to easily distinguish them from the pale yellow or white sweet potatoes, were imported many years ago, and brought to America.
They are in fact still sweet potatoes. We call them yams, because like real yams, they are much darker in color, but nonetheless they are sweet potatoes.
Sweet potatoes also come in various shades of purples, pinks, whites, and creams.
So there you have it. And to all the people that have corrected me, I will be eating sweet potatoes for the rest of my life. Also sweet potatoes is a much more likable word than yams? Just me?
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Sweet Potato Apple Bake Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 sweet potatoes, or yams
- 3 Granny Smith Apples
- ¾ cup Craisins
- 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons cinnamon
Equipment
Instructions
- Cut your sweet potatoes in half and boil in water until tender
- After they are done boiling, peel and slice them up. (I did mine in circle shapes)
- Lay them in a 9x13 pan.
- Next peel your apples and slice them up and lay them on top of the sweet potatoes.
- Mix all sauce ingredients together and pour evenly over your sweet potatoes/apples.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Sprinkle the cranberries on top.
Nutrition
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This looks yummy! I’m always looking for new ways to make sweet potatoes.
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Sweet potato is one thing I don’t have good recipes for. This comes in handy. Delish.
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That sure looks yummy! I just wish I get my own oven soon so I can try this out right away. 🙁
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Mama Mia
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This is how we fix our sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner! Yummy.
Visiting you from vB and I think it is so cool that you are doing this as a family! Good for you! I love this idea and you are all so beautiful!
YUM! What a cool combo! I’d never thought of putting sweet potatoes and apples together. Thanks for sharing!
I do love apples and sweet potatoes — must try!
I can’t wait to make this! I just pinned it on pinterest:)
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Wow I have never heard of putting apples with sweet potatoes. I will definitely have to try this out. Thanks for following me and I am now following you back 🙂 I have 4 sisters so it was fun to look through your blog–love it!
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anyway, i was browsing around a bit and saw this recipe that i’m definitely going to try! looks so good and seems like a perfect combo!
So many yummy recipes! I am following now and can’t wait to see what is next!
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I love this recipe! We have made it several times and once without raisins! Great job.
this was fantastic! thank you for sharing!
Made this recipe tonight and it was very good. Question I have is 3 tablespoons cinnamon? I added 1 tablespoon and that looked like a lot to me.