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These glazed carrots are incredibly versatile and require only a few basic ingredients. Carrots, sugar, butter, salt, and pepper — are all things that you’d expect to find in your pantry and fridge. The sweetened butter sauce makes them a must-have for any family dinner or holiday meal.
They pair perfectly with a delicious main dish such as Meatloaf or our Poor Man’s Steaks for the ultimate comfort food dinner.
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ingredients for glazed carrots:
You will need:
- bag of baby carrots, or any sliced up carrots
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/4 cup of light or dark brown sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
How to Cook Glazed Carrots
Cooking up glazed carrots is simple. I use baby carrots, but you can just cut up regular carrots into different shapes, like disks or sticks.
STEP ONE: Put the carrots, brown sugar, and butter in a pan over the stovetop and put on medium heat. Stir the carrots occasionally to make sure that it doesn’t burn.
STEP TWO: Once the liquid reduces, caramelizes, and becomes more of a glaze, season with salt and pepper to taste. They’re ready to serve when carrots are tender…but not overcooked! Dinner time!
STEP THREE: For garnish, you can sprinkle in some chopped parsley, thyme, rosemary, or other herbs (optional). They add a fresh pop of color as well as an extra kick of flavor. Sesame seeds gives a robust aroma as well.
INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTIONS & RECIPE VARIATIONS
For glazed baby carrots that don’t need as much attention, use the oven or a crockpot. To roast these carrots in the oven, simply put the carrots in a casserole dish, add in carrots, butter, and brown sugar and bake at 350 degrees for an hour and a half.
For using the crockpot or slow cooker, simply mix all the ingredients together and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours. Once the carrots are cooked or baked right for both methods, season with salt and pepper.
You can also change the sweetener you use. Trade out the brown sugar for honey, agave syrup, or maple syrup glazed carrots. You can also replace it with any sweetener that’s better for you personally.
What to Serve with Glazed Carrots
The carrots are best served with a meaty, savory entree with some sort of carb option. Some of our favorites entrees to pair with glazed carrots are also the most classic holiday entrees such as glazed ham, roasted turkey, pork or prime rib.
Pair with anything that will do well soaking up both the extra butter syrup glaze, such as Cheese Biscuits or Easy Cornbread from Scratch. Garlic Mashed Potatoes are also a tasty option.
With minimal ingredients and simple steps, these glazed carrots are a delicious addition to a dinner menu, whether at a holiday celebration or a simple Sunday dinner.
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Glazed Carrots Recipe
Ingredients
- bag of baby carrots or any sliced up carrots
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/4 cup of light or dark brown sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
- parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Put carrots, brown sugar and butter in a pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally so they don’t burn.
- Once the liquid reduces and becomes like a glaze, season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve once they are tender.
- For garnish, you can sprinkle in some chopped parsley, thyme, rosemary, or other herbs (optional).
This is our family’s favorite way to eat carrots!
I made this and it turned out really good. I did roast the carrots first then did the glazing
Delicious! Dont know why I never made them before!