Candied Carrots

These candied carrots are my family’s very favorite way to eat carrots! With a deliciously sweet and buttery sauce, this side dish is super quick and easy to make and so addictive.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

• These candied carrots are warm, sweet, and absolutely delicious. Tender carrots smothered with a butter and brown sugar glaze make for an easy, family-friendly side.
• Made with just 5 ingredients in about 20 minutes, they are perfect for an easy weeknight side dish, but tasty enough to be served when entertaining or for a potluck.
• Kids not keen on veggies? This easy recipe is the perfect way to make carrots appealing to even picky palates.

Chef’s Tips

• For vegan carrots, sub the butter with vegan butter.
• To make your carrots paleo, use ghee instead of butter and maple syrup instead of brown sugar.
• For sugar-free candied carrots, use brown sugar Swerve instead of brown sugar.

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Recipe By: Cheryl Malik

5 from 1 vote

Candied Carrots

Prep 3 minutes minutes

Cook 16 minutes minutes

Total 19 minutes minutes

These candied carrots are my family's very favorite way to eat carrots! With a deliciously sweet and buttery sauce, this side dish is super quick and easy to make and so addictive.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound baby carrots cut into 2 inch pieces
• ▢ 4 tablespoons butter diced
• ▢ ¼ cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt
• ▢ pinch ground black pepper

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Instructions

 

• Add carrots to large skillet with 1 cup water. Bring water to a boil, and steam until fork tender but not too soft, about 8 minutes. Drain the carrots and reduce the heat to its lowest possible setting.
  
• Return the carrots to the pan. Stir in butter, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes, until sugar is bubbly. Serve hot.
  

• Vegan: Use vegan butter instead of butter, 1:1
• Paleo: Use ghee instead of butter and maple syrup instead of brown sugar, 1:1
• Sugar free: Use brown sugar Swerve instead of brown sugar, 1:1

 

Recipe yields approximately 4 servings. Nutritional values shown are general guidelines, and reflect information for one serving. Macros may vary slightly depending on specific types and brands of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 192calProtein: 1gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 338mgPotassium: 287mgTotal Carbs: 23gFiber: 3gSugar: 19gNet Carbs: 20gVitamin A: 15987IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 1mg

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Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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