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A pile of sweet glazed carrots in a dish.
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Sweet Glazed Carrots

Perfectly easy, perfectly delicious, sweet glazed carrots - you may even find yourself snacking on them before dinner.
Prep Time1 minute
Cook Time13 minutes
Total Time14 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 120kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound carrots (peeled and sliced into thin 3-4 inch pieces, or use baby carrots)
  • 2 TBS butter (1/2 stick)
  • 2 TBS brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 dash pepper

Instructions

  • Fill a large pot with a couple inches of water and bring to a boil over medium high heat (or prepare your steamer and put your steam insert over the top) and cook your carrots for about 8 minutes, or until fork tender. 
  • Drain the water from the pan and add the butter, brown sugar, salt, and pepper and stir until the butter is melted, brown sugar is dissolced. 
  • Cook the carrots in the glaze for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to coat them in the glaze nicely.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 362mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 19120IU | Vitamin C: 6.7mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 0.3mg