Sweet Potato Cranberry Bake

My father's mother made this every year for our Thanksgiving dinner. It is not Thanksgiving to me without this dish. I do not like the tartness of most cranberry dishes, and sweet potatoes can be bland by themselves. This dish combines both to make a great all-in-one dish. When I take this dish to another person's home, I bake the first time and add the yams, cover, and then wait to heat until I am at their house.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 218 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
• ⅛ teaspoon ground mace
• ½ cup pecan pieces
• 1 (40 ounce) can cut yams, drained
• 1 (12 ounce) package whole cranberries
• 1 small unpeeled orange, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine cranberries, orange slices, sugar, pecans, orange juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace in a 2-quart baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until cranberries soften, about 30 minutes. Stir yams into cranberry mixture and continue baking until heated through, about 15 minutes more.