Sweet Potato & Carrot Tzimmes Recipe
This vegan and gluten-free Sweet Potato & Carrot Tzimmes Recipe is a healthy oven-baked version of a traditional favorite. This tzimmes is made with no added sugar. It’s sweetened with dried fruit and fresh orange juice
Bake sweet potatoes and carrots with organic prunes and raisins. Enhance the sweet mixture with the juice and rind of a fragrant orange. Top it off with roasted sesame. Delicious!
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Sweet Potato & Carrot Tzimmes
Equipment
- Nonstick Baking Pan
- Nonstick Frying Pan (for toasting the sesame seeds)
- Baking Sheet
- Crinkle Cutter (optional)
Ingredients
- 3 cups Mini Sweet Potatoes (cut into circles)
- 2 cups Carrots (cut into circles)
- 10 Prunes (pitted, organic, unsweetened, no preservatives)
- 1/2 cup Raisins (organic, unsweetened, no preservatives)
- 1/2 tsp Salt (adjust to taste and health requirements)
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Orange Rind
- 1/2 cup Fresh Orange Juice
- 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds (lightly toasted – for garnishing after the tzimmes is baked)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
Toast The Sesame Seeds
- Heat the sesame seeds in a nonstick frying pan on a low flame.
- Gently stir until golden. It should take 1-2 minutes. Let cool.
Sweet Potatoes & Carrot Mixture
- You can use a crinkle cutter for cutting the sweet potatoes and carrots.
- Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into approximately 1/4-inch (1 centimeter) circles.
- Peel and cut the carrots into approximately 1/4-inch (1 centimeter) circles.
- Mix the sweet potatoes, carrots, olive oil, salt, black pepper and cinnamon until well coated.
- Add the raisins and prunes. Mix well.
- Place into a nonstick baking dish.
- Cover with a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
- Uncover the sweet potato mixture.
- Add the orange juice and orange rind. Mix well and bake uncovered for another 15 minutes or until golden.
- Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds on the tzimmes before serving.
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