Spiced Apples And Sweet Potatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 large apples (preferably Yellow Delicious)
3 medium sized sweet potatoes
10 dates, chopped finely
1/2 c. raisins
6 oz. can apple juice concentrate
2 tsp. cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
vanilla extract (1 1/2 Tbsp.)
6 oz. coarsely chopped almonds

Preparation

Peel and thinly slice the apples.
Peel and grate the sweet potatoes.
Pour apple juice concentrate into a stainless steel Dutch oven.
Add apples and sweet potatoes and cook over low flame until tender, but not mushy.
Stir in dates and raisins to heat through.
Add spices to taste.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
Place all in a casserole.
Lightly toast almonds on a baking sheet under broiler.
Cover entire top of casserole with the nuts.