{"id":16236,"date":"2013-11-02T20:57:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T01:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/?p=16236"},"modified":"2018-08-30T22:55:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T03:55:08","slug":"moms-tzimmes-tsimis-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/moms-tzimmes-tsimis-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom’s Tzimmes (Tsimis) Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tzimmes<\/a><\/p>\n

This Tzimmes recipe (Tsimis recipe) is the Jewish answer to green bean casserole.<\/p>\n

We skip the greens and the creamy soup and instead spend our holidays eating a sweet stew made with root vegetables, apples and pineapple (if you’re my mom), raisins, and other dried fruits.<\/p>\n

My mom has perfected her tzimmes recipe over years of holiday dinners – down to the specific apple varieties that she has found to work best.<\/p>\n

According to Wikipedia, the name tzimmes “may come from the Yiddish words tzim (for) and esn (eating). \u00a0‘To make a big tzimmes over something’ is a Yinglish expression that means to make a big fuss, perhaps because of all the slicing, mixing, and stirring that go into the preparation of the dish.”<\/p>\n

I’m sharing this tzimmes recipe because it’s important that you understand what tzimmes is – and my particular tzimmes recipe – before I present you with my tzimmes pie recipe<\/a>\u00a0– think sweet potato pie plus apple pie plus carrot cake with a citrus kick and a raisin crumb topping.<\/p>\n

Before I share mom’s tzimmes recipe, I should pause and point out that my mom doesn’t make a big tzimmes over her tzimmes. \u00a0She makes it easy by using canned yams and pineapple.<\/p>\n

If you do things her way, you’ll save yourself a ton of time.<\/p>\n

When I made her recipe, I tweaked it and used fresh sweet potatoes and pineapple. \u00a0The end result tastes about the same, but looks a lot less mushy.<\/p>\n

In her version, I sometimes can’t tell the difference between the sweet potatoes and the carrots – it’s all one big tasty orange mess.<\/p>\n

When mom asked if she should switch to my way for the next holiday, I suggested she stick with her classic recipe.<\/p>\n

As much as I prefer fresh veggies and fruits, the taste wasn’t different enough to warrant a switch when there is always so much other holiday cooking and baking to be done.<\/p>\n

The tzimmes recipe below is the fresh fruit and veggie version of mom’s recipe. \u00a0I’ve also shared her way for those times that you need the shortcuts.<\/p>\n

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Mom's Tzimmes (Tsimis) Recipe<\/h2>\n
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This Tzimmes recipe (Tsimis recipe) is the Jewish answer to green bean casserole.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Course <\/span>Side Dish<\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cuisine <\/span>Jewish<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>10 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time <\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>40 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>8<\/span> servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories <\/span>179<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Author <\/span>Stefani<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

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