Sliced, Layered, & Roasted Yams n’ Pears

Ingredients

  • 4 yams, cut in discs (with skin) ~ 1 cm thick
  • 4 small pears or 3 large pears, sliced length-wise, top to bottom (with skin)
  • 1 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 4 drops liquid stevia
  • 1/2 Tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1/4 to 1/3 piece of a thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, grated
  • 1/4 tsp saigon cinnamon + a lil’ more for garnish
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt

Makes a full 3 quart glass baking dish

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Mix coconut milk, stevia, maple syrup, and fresh grated ginger.  Set aside.
  3. Mix saigon cinnamon and sea salt together in a spunky shot glass.  This will be used to sprinkle on the layers.
  4. Cover bottom of glass baking dish with 1 layer of yam discs.  Use a pastry brush to dip and spread the coconut milk mixture on top of yams, conservatively.  Sprinkle salt & cinnamon mixture from your spunky shot glass on top of the coconut milk covered yams.
  5. Repeat with another layer of yams until yams are all gone.
  6. Top with sliced pears.  Pour remaining coconut milk mixture over the pears.
  7. Garnish with remaining cinnamon and salt.
  8. Cover with aluminum foil & bake for 55 minutes.
  9. Remove foil & bake for 5 more minutes.

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