Maple-Orange Sweet Potatoes and Carrots

By Pamcakes

Cook: 8 Hours on low; 4 hours on high

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 16-oz. package of peeled baby carrots
• 2 pound sweet potato, peeled and cut ing 1.5 inch pieces
• 1 cup snipped dried apricots
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup
• 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 20mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Lightly coat a 3.5 or 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In the cooker layer carrots, sweet potatoes and dried apricots.
2. In small bowl combine maple syrup orange juice concentrate, water, melted butter, salt, white pepper and cinnamon. Pour over mixture in cooker.
3. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 4.5 hours. Use slotted spoon to serve.