Toss your carrots, sweet potatoes and onion chunks into your crock pot.
Add brown sugar, honey and cinnamon.
Then cover with orange juice, wine, and broth.
Cook on high for 6 hours or until vegetables and soft but not mushy and sauce is thick and coats the vegetables. Add the dates after 5 1/2 hours and continue cooking.
VERY IMPORTANT: if the vegetables are soft and the sauce is not thick yet, remove vegetables and continue to cook the sauce in the crock pot or a sauce pan until it is thick. Pour over vegetables.