Delicious Glazed Baby Carrots
Recipe: #3479
December 12, 2011
Categories: Side Dishes, Carrot, 5-Minute Prep, One-Pot Meal, Brunch, Christmas, Easter, Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Gluten-Free, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Dinner, more
"This makes a wonderful addition to your holiday table and you can cook the carrots hours ahead and then glaze just before serving, amounts may be doubled to serve 6-8"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (133.4 g)
- Calories 139.4
- Total Fat - 5.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.7 g
- Cholesterol - 15.3 mg
- Sodium - 214.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 22 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.4 g
- Sugars - 17.9 g
- Protein - 0.8 g
- Calcium - 39.8 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 3 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook carrots in boiling water until just firm but fork-tender (do not cook until very soft) drain then plunge into ice water. Drain then pat dry lightly using paper towel/s (at this point you may refrigerate until ready to glaze.
Step 2
When ready to serve heat the carrots in the microwave until fairly hot, then transfer to a saucepan; over low heat stir in the butter, both sugars, cinnamon and salt; cook stirring over low heat until hot bubbly and glazy Season with pepper.
Tips
No special items needed.