Best Pecan Yams

4 cups cooked and mashed yams/sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping:
1 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 cup chopped pecans (I don't ever add these)

Combine yams, sugar, 1/2 cup melted butter, eggs and vanilla.  Mix well and spread into a greased 9 x 13 glass dish.  Combine brown sugar and flour, mix well.  Stir in 1/2 cup melted butter and nuts.  Crumble over the top.  Bake for 30-45 minutes at 350 degrees or until set.

Delicious!

Cranberry Jello Salad

1 lg. pkg. Raspberry Jello
1 lg. can crushed pineapple
1 can whole cranberry sauce
1 8 ounce pkg. cream cheese
1/2 pint sour cream

Dissolve jello in 1 1/4 cups boiling water.  Add pineapple, in its own juice.  Add cranberry sauce.  Stir together.  Pour 1/2 mixture into 9 x 13 pan.  Put in fridge to set for a couple of hours.  Mix cream cheese and sour cream together until smooth.  Spread on set jello.  Pour the rest of the jello mixture on top and return to the fridge to set for a few more hours.

Delicious holiday salad!

Becky's Easy Granola

I had this granola at a Relief Society activity and about died! It was so yummy. I'm officially addicted to this stuff. I don't like nuts so I sans the almonds and pecans (and dried fruit), but I love it with vanilla 
yogurt and strawberries.

3 cups oatmeal

1 cup coconut

½ cup wheat flour

¾ cup almonds

¾ cup pecans

1 Tablespoon cinnamon

1 can apple juice concentrate

1 cup dried fruit

Mix dry ingredients, then add the juice and mix well. Spread out on lightly sprayed cookie sheet or cake pan. Bake at 275 degrees for around 45 minutes, stirring at least every 15 minutes.

Note: You can substitute barley flakes, wheat flakes, rye flakes, wheat germ, flax seeds, etc. for oatmeal or flour. You can also substitute other nuts. I have also used orange juice, pineapple juice, and white grape juice for the apple juice—they are all good as well. Experiment with it and enjoy!