Festive Fruited Yams - Desserts Recipes

Festive Fruited Yams Desserts Recipes - How Foods Fight Cancer

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

This recipe contains pectin, a soluble fiber found in fruits and vegetables that can help kill
prostate cancer cells. The most concentrated sources of pectin are found in apples, peaches,
and citrus fruit. This sweet, low-fat recipe makes an excellent side dish or dessert. Use it is an opportunity to boost your immune system and cancer-fighting capacity over the holiday season.

4 yams or sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large green apple, peeled and sliced
1 cup fresh cranberries, or 1⁄4 cup dried cranberries
1⁄2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons sugar or other sweetener
1⁄2 cup orange juice


1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Place the yams in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Top with the apple,
cranberries, and raisins. Sprinkle with the sugar, and pour the orange
juice over all. Cover and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until
the yams are tender when pierced with a fork.

3. Stored in a covered container in the refrigerator, leftover Festive
Fruited Yams will keep for up to 3 days.


PER SERVING: 114 calories; 0.2 g fat; 0 g saturated fat; 1.5% calories from fat; 0 mg cholesterol;
1.6 g protein; 28.2 g carbohydrate; 17.6 g sugar; 3.1 g fiber; 23 mg sodium; 33 mg calcium; 0.7
mg iron; 20.1 mg vitamin C; 6571 mcg beta-carotene; 0.6 mg vitamin E