A delightful recipe for making candied yams by roasting large yams with sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg, cooked for 2 hours.
1: Peel and cut the yams into chunks.
2: In a large bowl, combine the yams, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and butter.
3: Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the mixture.
4: Place the mixture in a baking dish and cover with foil.
5: Cook in the oven for 2 hours at a suitable temperature.