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.

Prep: 3

Cook: 16

Total: 19

Yield:4

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

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.

Notes

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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Recipe By:Cheryl Malik