Anytime Tzimmes (Sweet Carrot Stew) Recipe

prunes

🥗Healthier: dried apricots

💰Cheaper: raisins

Dried apricots add a different sweetness and are often less expensive.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Maple syrup offers a unique flavor while brown sugar is more economical.

sweet potatoes

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Butternut squash is nutritious and adds a similar sweetness.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has health benefits and vegetable oil is budget-friendly.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Peel and chop the carrots and sweet potatoes into bite-sized pieces.

Combine the carrots, sweet potatoes, prunes, and raisins in a large baking dish.

In a separate bowl, mix honey, orange juice, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

Pour the honey mixture over the vegetable and fruit mixture.

Add water to the baking dish until the ingredients are just covered.

Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally.

Remove the foil and bake for an additional 30 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and caramelized.

Serve warm as a side dish.

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