Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes

These are a twist on traditional candied yams, they are very yummy! I made these without the pecans and liked them much better that way:

Drain and Mash
2 29oz cans of yams
add
1/2 cup milk and 2 beaten eggs
add
1 c sugar
1/3 c melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt

Put mixture in 9x13 glass casserole

Mix together
1 c shredded coconut
1 c crushed pecans
1 c brown sugar
1/3 c flour
1/3 cu melted butter

Sprinkle this mixture on top of yam mixture. Bake for 30 minutes at 325

I think that the smoother you can get the yams, the better they taste. I put mine in a blender and it got them really smooth.