Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots Recipe
Tender + Tasty Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots are a perfect go-to side dish. Best of all, they only require 4 ingredients!!
Prep: 5min
Total: 20min
Serving Size: 1 g
Nutrition Facts: calories 73 kcal, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 4 mg, Fiber 0.01 g, Sugar 6 g, servingSize 1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Trans Fat 0.2 g, unSaturated Fat 1.2 g
Ingredients:
- 1 (16-ounce) bag baby carrots
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instruction:
- Combine carrots, water, butter and brown sugar in a pan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce the heat to cook on low for approximately 6 minutes.
- Keeping covered, turn the heat back to high and cook, stirring occasionally, until all the water is evaporated and carrots are tender, another 5–6 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Honey Glazed Carrots
Turn up the stove for Sunny Anderson’s healthy Honey-Glazed Carrots recipe from Cooking for Real on Food Network.
Prep: 0 5min0
Total: 0 15min0
Yield: 4 servings
Nutrition Facts: calories 139 calorie, Fat 6 grams, Saturated Fat 4 grams, Cholesterol 15 milligrams, Sodium 63 milligrams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 2 grams, Sugar 15 grams
Ingredients:
- Salt
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
Instruction:
- In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add salt and then carrots and cook until tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Drain the carrots and add back to pan with butter, honey and lemon juice. Cook until a glaze coats the carrots, 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley.
Glazed Carrots with Brown Sugar Maple Glaze
Glazed Carrots are the best side dish to practically everything! These Glazed Carrots are tender, sweet and savory coated in an easy, irresistible brown sugar maple glaze. The buttery tender carrots are a quick and easy, inexpensive side dish perfect for every day dinner but delicious enough for the holidays like Easter and Thanksgiving too. These Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots are bursting with flavor and are destined to become a new favorite addictive side for both adults and kids alike!
Prep: 10min
Total: 30min
Yield: 6
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds carrots (peeled and cut into 1” lengths*)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- water
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup (may sub honey or brown sugar)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- 1/4 tsp EACH dried thyme, ground cinnamon, pepper
- 1/8 tsp EACH ground ginger, chili powder (or more to taste (I like more))
Instruction:
- (Optional for more flavor): Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet with a lid. Once hot, add carrots and cook undisturbed for 2 minutes, then continue to cook and stir an additional 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and carefully add enough water to reach 1” deep in the skillet. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer 12-18 minutes (depending on actual carrot size, pot size, etc.) or until carrots are barely fork tender, adding additional water if it evaporates too soon. Once tender, drain carrots of any excess water and add carrots back to skillet.
- Add butter and garlic to carrots and cook over medium heat until the butter melts. Add brown sugar, maple syrup, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and all seasonings. Continue to cook and stir until glaze thickens, about 5 minutes. Taste and add additional salt if desired (I like more salt). Best served warm.
BEST HONEY GLAZED CARROTS RECIPE! MAKE AHEAD THANKSGIVING
FAQ
How does Gordon Ramsay cook carrots?
Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan, then add the carrots and parsnips and toss to coat in the oil. Add the thyme, cinnamon, star anise and some seasoning. Cook over a medium heat for 15-20 minutes, turning the vegetables frequently, until golden brown and almost cooked through.
Can you cook glazed carrots the day before?
What are glazed carrots made of?
- Carrots: Look for firm, plump, bright, and smooth carrots.
- Butter: You’ll need about ¼ cup butter to make these caramelized carrots.
- Brown sugar: You can use light or dark brown sugar.
- Seasonings: These glazed carrots are simply seasoned with salt and ground white pepper.
What spices pair well with carrots?
- Garlic (minced, powder or granules)
- Onion powder or granules.
- Black malabar pepper.
- Cinnamon (Cassia for sweeter, Ceylon for sweetness with some more complex savory and vanilla flavors)
- Nutmeg powder.
- Cayenne pepper powder.
- Ginger powder.
- Aleppo chili.