Whole Roasted Yams with Maple-Allspice Butter
Ingredients
- 1 C butter (two sticks), room temperature
- ¼ C pure maple syrup
- ½ t salt
- ½ t allspice
- ½ t ground black pepper
- 8 small yams
Instructions
- Mix the first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly pierce yams all over with a fork. Set yams directly on oven rack; bake until tender when pierced with a skewer, about 1 hour.
- Cut cross in top of each yam. Using oven mitts to protect hands, squeeze yams gently together, forcing the crosses to open. Spoon 1 T butter into each yam. Serve, passing remaining butter separately