Christmas Yams

• 4 pounds yams (or sweet potatoes), wash, peel and cut to large thick round pieces
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup vanilla extract
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 stick of room temperature butter
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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  Arrange cut yams in a foil pan.

  Transfer to a nice Christmas Casserole dish and serve.

  Cube butter and drop pats a top of yams.

  In a medium bowl mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, water, vanilla and both sugars.

  Pour liquid over yams and bake for 2 hours.