Yacon Pie (Yucca Pie)
Ingredients needed:
2 cups of puree
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
¾ cup of brown sugar
2 teaspoons of maple extract
1 pie crust in 9 inch pie plate
Preheat oven to 425. You need 2 cups of yacon puree. 3 cups of chopped yacons before you peel them should be enough. Peel yacons. Boil yacons until they are soft. Mash into puree. In mixing bowl combine 2 cups of puree, 2 eggs, 1 cup of milk, ¾ cup of brown sugar and 2 teaspoons of maple extract. Pour into pie crust or graham cracker pie crust. Bake at 425 for 15 min, reduce heat to 350 and bake for 30-40 more min. the middle will be set when its done.
Harvesting Yacons (yucca) dealing with late blight The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener
From Fall 2016 Joey is harvesting yacons and they turned out better then hoped in the ground but also in a grow bag from rootmaker. Plus the signs of late blight and what to do if you get it.