Yam Pudding

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 lbs yams (4)
• 1 cup cooked chestnuts
• 3/4 cup dried apple, slices
• 3/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup mild honey
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup whole milk

Recipe

• 1 bake yams in a shallow baking pan until very soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 2 meanwhile, soak dried chestnuts (if using) in boiling-hot water 1 hour, then drain. coarsely chop chestnuts (cooked or dried).
• 3 while dried chestnuts soak, bring dried apple and juice to a simmer in a small saucepan, then turn off heat. let steep, covered, 30 minutes. drain off and discard apple juice.
• 4 cool baked yamsto warm, then peel and mash with a potato masher. transfer 2 cups mashed yams to a bowl and reserve any remainder for another use.
• 5 increase oven temperature to 375°f.