Description
Delicious glazed carrots with a sweet and flavorful glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds carrots (Peeled, and sliced into 1/2–1 inch pieces)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar or sweetener
- 1/2 cup white sugar or sweetener
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Heat a pan or pot on medium-high heat and add the butter.
- When melted, add the white sugar (or sweetener), brown sugar (or sweetener), ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Stir. You want to ensure the sugar melts down, but don’t overcook the glaze.
- Once the sugar has melted, add in the vanilla extract and stir. The glaze will thicken.
- Pour in the water and stir until the glaze caramelizes.
- Add in the diced carrots and stir until the carrots are fully coated in the glaze.
- Reduce the heat to low and place the lid on the pot.
- Simmer and cook the carrots for 8-12 minutes until the carrots are tender. Cook time will vary based on the size of your carrots.
- Combine the flour in a separate bowl and stir until the flour is fully incorporated to create a slurry. Add 2 tablespoons of the glaze from the pot to the bowl with the flour slurry. Stir to fully combine. This is important. If you don’t fully incorporate the mixture, you will end up with clumps of flour in your glaze.
- Open the pot and pour the slurry into the pot and stir. The glaze will thicken.
- Cool before serving. The glaze will thicken even more upon standing.
Notes
- Make sure to cut the carrots to a uniform size for even cooking.
- You can adjust the sweetness by varying the amount of sugar or sweetener.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg