"This a really great dish. I don't normally even care for yams/sweet potatoes. My modifications-- I used a mix of white and orange yams, reduced the liquid by a half cup, added bacon and pecans to the topping, cooked it for 45 min covered, left it in my warmer for an hour or so while I used the oven for other dishes, then I added the topping and cooked it for approx 20 minutes at 350. Tender, perfect, not soupy in the least. Thanks to others for their advice so I knew to reduce the liquid and bake longer.