Amaretto Yams Recipe

Amaretto Yams Recipe

  • 24 amaretto cookies, crushed
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 (29 ounce) cans sweet potatoes
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 teaspoon amaretto liqueur, or more to taste
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Mix crushed cookies with 1/2 cup butter in a bowl. Mash sweet potatoes with 1/4 cup butter in separate bowl; add brown sugar, marmalade, amaretto liqueur, and ginger to sweet potatoes. Mix well. Pour sweet potato mixture into a 9×9-inch baking dish; top with cookie mixture.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and bubbling, about 30 minutes.