Glazed Carrots
Glazed carrots are sweet, tender, and easy to make. This recipe uses a brown sugar and butter glaze with a hint of cinnamon. To make a batch, cook the carrots until tender. Then simmer for a few minutes in a brown sugar sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots, baby carrots or whole, peeled carrots cut into ¼-inch slices
- water
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup light or dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons water, for a thicker sauce, omit the water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
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Add about one inch of water to a medium saucepan. Add carrots, cover, and cook over medium-high heat until tender, about 12 minutes. For thicker carrots, additional cook time might be needed. After 12 minutes, check the pan to make sure water remains. If needed, add more water to the pan.
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Drain carrots in a colander and return the pan to the stove. Reduce heat to low. Add butter, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
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Add the carrots and water. Stir to combine with the brown sugar mixture. Cook over for about three minutes. Cover and let stand for five minutes. Remove the cover, add the vanilla extract, and stir. Serve.