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a white baking dish filled with southern candied yams with ritz cracker topping.

Southern Candied Yams with Crunchy Ritz Cracker Topping

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These Southern Candied Yams are topped with a crispy, crunchy ritz cracker topping. It’s the perfect recipe for those who don’t like marshmallow topped sweet potatoes.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword side dish, thanksgiving
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

For the Yams

  • 2 29 oz cans Yams in syrup drained (or canned sweet potatoes)
  • ½ cup Evaporated Milk
  • 2 large Eggs
  • ½ cup Sugar in the Raw
  • ½ stick Salted Butter melted
  • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

For the Topping

Instructions

  • Pour the yams or sweet potatoes into a bowl and mash them well. Add remaining ingredients and mix until smooth. Place in a greased baking dish.
  • Now add the ritz crackers, brown sugar and butter to a separate bowl and mix until combined.
  • Pour the ritz mixture on top of the sweet potatoes and bake at 400 for 30-35 minutes.

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