Chocolate Gourmand: Yam Good Casserole

Ingredients

• 6 medium-to-large red garnet yams
• 1 cup toasted pecans (broken or halves)
• 1 cup dried Blenheim apricots
• 1 can apricot nectar (11.5 oz)
• juice of 2 oranges (1/2 cup)
• 1 1/2 cups cold water
• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. corn starch
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• zest of one orange