Baked Sweet Potatoes Stuffed With Cranberries, Pears, Pecans Recipe

• 8 x yams - (8 ounce ea) scrubbed (red-skinned sweet potatoes)
• 1 c. dry cranberries
• 4 Tbsp. butter - (1/2 stick)
• 2 lrg hard but ripe pears peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2" cubes
• 1 c. pecans coarsely minced
• 4 tsp chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 4 tsp golden sugar - (packed)
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar plus
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tsp salt plus more to taste Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste

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