Candied Yams Recipe

6.00 lg Yams or sweet potatoes
Butter-flavor cooking spray
0.50 c Brown sugar substitute
0.50 c Diabetic maple-flavor syrup
0.50 ts Grated lemon zest(optional
0.13 ts Ginger(optional)
0.25 c Diet margarine

Cook yams in boiling water until almost tender.
Drain and cool until you are able to handle them. Peel
yams and cut lengthwise into quarters. Place yams in
shallow baking dish coated with butter-flavored baking
spray. In small saucepan, combine artificial brown
sugar, maple syrup, lemon zest, and ginger. Heat on
low flame, stirring constantly, until well blended but
not boiling. Pour mixture over yams and dot with
margarine. Bake in preheated 375F oven approximately
20 minutes, basting with syrup until well glazed.
Serve with glaze poured over.
Each serving = 1 bread, 1/3 fat exchange.
85 Calories



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Preparation Time: 0:00

Serves: 12

Is this Candied Yams Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Candied Yams recipe is part of our category covering diabetic Dessert recipes. Because we know nothing about your special medical issues and the advice your medical team has given you, we we can`t confirm that Candied Yams recipe is appropriate for you. However, because the compiler designated it as `diabetic` it should suggest that it, at the very least, meets the basic condition for the tag `diabetic friendly`, being low fat and low carbohydrate and consequently should be healthier than the non-diabetic equivalent. Nevertheless, this Candied Yams recipe should only be used if you understand your own condition and are happy that the ingredients are OK for you.

This Candied Yams Recipe is one from our diabetic Dessert recipes collection. Sadly it is impossible for us to prepare every single one of the diabetic Dessert recipes to establish that all of them are totally OK for diabetes sufferers. There are thousands of diabetes friendly recipes in it, and to validate each of them at a rate of 4 or 5 a weeek would occupy us for six years. We strongly advise you to check the nutritional content with due care to ensure that all the recipes agree with the nutritional guidelines your doctor has provided. If you think that this Candied Yams recipe is not appropriate for sufferers of diabetes, then please inform us & we will withdraw it from our recipe site.

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