½ cup unsalted butter, or 1 stick, room temperature

3 tbsp golden brown sugar, packed

1 tbsp light molasses, mild-flavored

½ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

pinch ground cloves

3 tbsp crystallized ginger, minced

6 yams, red-skinned sweet potatoes, 8-oz each, rinsed, patted dry

Mix first 6 ingredients in small bowl to blend.

Stir in crystallized ginger.

Season with salt and generous amount of pepper. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; chill. Bring ginger-molasses butter to room temperature before using.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Pierce yams in several places with fork; bake on rimmed baking sheet until tender when pierced with fork, about 50 minutes.

Cut lengthwise slit in each yam and press in ends to open top.

Spoon 2 tbsp. ginger-molasses butter into each yam and serve.

Sugar: 17g

:

Calcium: 89mg

Calories: 692kcal

Carbohydrates: 132g

Cholesterol: 41mg

Fat: 16g

Fiber: 17g

Iron: 3mg

Potassium: 3473mg

Protein: 7g

Saturated Fat: 10g

Sodium: 44mg

Vitamin A: 1052IU

Vitamin C: 72mg