1. Heat up your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. The yams should be washed while the oven is heating up. Afterwards, the yams should be peeled and chopped into ½-inch thick slices.
3. Fill a 9×13 baking dish halfway with the cut yams.
4. Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat.  Sprinkle in the white and brown sugar, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, ground clove, and ground ginger as soon as the butter has melted.
5. Remove the pan from the heat, combine the ingredients, and then add the vanilla essence.
6. Pour the candied sauce over the yams, making sure that all of them are covered properly in the mixture.
7. After that, cover the baking dish with foil and bake the yams for 30 minutes.
8. After removing the yams from the oven, brush them with the candied mixture.
9. After taking the yams out of the oven, brush them again with the candied mixture.
10. Bake the yams for another 15 to 20 minutes, ensuring to keep them covered during this period.
11. Before serving, take the yams out of the oven and set them aside for 10 minutes.
12. Serve your candied yams and enjoy.

These candied yams baked in the oven are a hit with everyone! This recipe will usually serve around 8 people, but if you’re feeding a large group, you might want to prepare several yam servings. You may easily double or quadruple this recipe, but make sure to stick to the timing guidelines.

If you’d like more recipe ideas for cooking yams in the oven, then make sure to check out this video recipe.