Candied Yams Recipe | dougthecook

Ingredients

• 2 lb Garnet yams or sweet potatoes
• orange zest
• 2 sticks cinnamon, broken into pieces or 1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon
• 1/2 cup freshly squeezed pineapple-orange juice
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup (or 2 TBL Splenda)
• 2 TBL olive oil (or butter)
• 1 TBL freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 tsp fresh ginger root, finely chopped (or 1/2 tsp dried)