Things You'll Need:
- 3 to 4 medium size sweet potatoes (yams)
- 3 to 4 medium size carrots
- 9 oz. package pitted prunes
- Orange juice
- Cinnamon
- 1/3 cup honey
- 9-by-13 inch pan or casserole dish
- Non-stick cooking spray
- Aluminum foil
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Step 1
Wash and peel 3 to 4 medium size sweet potatoes and 3 to 4 medium size carrots. Depending on your taste, you may want to vary the amount of each vegetable. For a dish closer to candied yams, add more sweet potatoes and fewer carrots. For a less sweet Tzimmes, increase the carrot to yam ratio.
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Step 2
Chop the vegetables into small, bite-sized chunks. Larger pieces will require more cooking time, while smaller pieces will allow the dish to get mushy.
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Step 3
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9-by-13 inch pan or a casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.
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Step 4
Arrange the carrots and yams on the bottom of the dish and add the contents of a 9 oz. package of pitted prunes. The prunes will add to the candied flavor of the dish, so if you prefer it to be a little less sweet, don't use the whole package.
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Step 5
Pour enough orange juice over the dish to moisten the vegetables--approximately 1/4 cup of juice.
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Step 6
Glaze the Tzimmes with approximately 1/3 cup of honey, making sure that most, if not all, of the vegetables have honey on them.
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Step 7
Sprinkle cinnamon over the vegetables and cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
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Step 8
Place the Sweet Potato and Prune Tzimmes in the oven and cook for approximately 60 minutes, checking periodically to see if the vegetables need to be re-glazed with honey.
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Step 9
Remove the dish from the oven when the yams are tender and take off the aluminum foil. Allow the dish to cool slightly before serving.
