It’s a fantastic dish to prepare ahead of time, according to Marcia C. Adams of Fort Wayne, Indiana. At the National Chicken Cooking Contest in Dallas, Texas, it won the top $10,000 prize. Even if it sounds odd, it’s good.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 35 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup quick cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 (40 ounce) can cut yams, drained
- ½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce, drained
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix the flour, brown sugar, oats, and cinnamon together in a bowl; cut the butter into the mixture until crumbled.
- Combine the yams and cranberries in a larger bowl. Stir 1 cup of the flour mixture into the yams and cranberries; pour the mixture into the bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish and top with the remaining flour mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes; top with the marshmallows and return to the oven until the marshmallows are browned, about 10 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 312 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 49 g |
| Cholesterol | 31 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 128 mg |
| Sugars | 32 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I can’t believe I haven’t written a review for this recipe before. I pull this recipe out ever thanksgiving for probably 8 years now. It’s a hit with even people who swear they hate sweet potatoes!! I do change it up a little bit. I use whole fresh cranberries, and I use fresh sweet potatoes. I just peel and chop the sweet potatoes into equal sized hunks and boil until just soft. I use this in place of the canned yams which I find to be too sweet. It ends up being the perfect level of sweetness, with nice little pockets of tart from the whole cranberries. I also double it and put it in a huge casserole dish since people always go back for seconds!!
This is SO good, but really more desserty than a side dish. Notes for next time: half the cranberries and try to reduce the butter – maybe put 1/2 C dry mix in and then add half the butter to the rest.
This was a hit. Will make again.
This is a favorite every holiday meal!
This is a recipe that my husband’s family has made for years. At the request of others, I bring it to every thanksgiving gathering I have ever been to and it is always a favorite. Most of the time we “forget” to put the marshmallows on top and “accidentally” double the oatmeal mixture. *Note the post about the recipe actually calling for fresh cranberries instead of canned. You know the dish is done when the cranberries pop.
I made this for my husband’s 70th birthday celebration with a group of our friends. They all loved it and because I am such a cranberry fan, I enjoyed it sooooo much! Only problem is that it seems you have to serve it as soon as it comes out of the oven. By the time I needed it for the table, the marshmallows were not looking so good. However, the taste was still excellent! Thanks!
Love this recipe! So much easier than past recipes I’ve used and really if you are going to mix the sweet potatoes with all that other good stuff there is no reason to use fresh ones. This is the best and yummiest sweet potato recipe I have tried and the one my kids have liked the best too! Made it for a big family and friend Thanksgiving meal last November and it was a big hit! Kids not only ate the marshmallow topping (usually this is all thy eat) they cleaned their plate ! Thanks for a great recipe!
Had this for thanksgiving was a nice addition and will be a holiday favorite
Great! Loved it.
This was the FIRST time my kids ALL liked anything having to do with sweet potatoes! I do have to admit I kept the cranberries out – I love them but I have them in lots of other stuff – but everything else was exactly the same as the recipe here. Will definitely be a repeat!
This was the FIRST time my kids ALL liked anything having to do with sweet potatoes! I do have to admit I kept the cranberries out – I love them but I have them in lots of other stuff – but everything else was exactly the same as the recipe here. Will definitely be a repeat!
I made this over the holidays & everyone loved it and wanted more! It’s a great side dish. It’s not too sweet like traditional sweet potato recipes. I will DEFINITELY make this again. Yummy!!
I took this to the folks for Thanksgiving and it was a hit! I made it exactly as written taking another reviewer’s suggestion of using fresh cranberries. I also added freshly chopped pecans on top before serving. Delicious! I am sooooo glad I ran across this recipe, thanks for sharing.
I don’t use cranberry sauce, just wash them and stir the whole raw berries in with the yams. They will bake nicely in the oven. Beautiful and tasty holiday recipe. Thanks again!
I am glad you all enjoyed it. I would like to say that my original submission called for 1/2 cup fresh, cooked cranberries, but Allrecipes changed it. I have asked them to change it back, but they have not. I also added a comment about it and they deleted it. So, please, when reviewing it, keep in mind that it is not how I originally submitted.