No. Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same vegetables, although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Real yams have a tree trunk-like skin and are quite rare in the US.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOrange or white sweet potatoes are a different vegetable altogether and are what you’ll want to use in this recipe. If you’re at a grocery store and you see orange sweet potatoes labeled as yams, they’re really just sweet potatoes.