Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots

4.60 from 54 votes

This Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots recipe is made with the perfect mixture of butter and brown sugar, not too sweet, but sweet enough for you to enjoy it without the extra added sugar.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

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Ingredients

▢ 2 lbs. carrots peeled and uniformly sliced
▢ ¼ cup brown sugar dark or light, packed
▢ 3 tbsps. butter unsalted, melted
▢ 1 tsp. olive oil light tasting
▢ ¼ tsp. salt
▢ ¼ tsp. cinnamon optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 F.
Peel and slice the carrots into similar size. About 1 inch in length.
Par-boil for 5 minutes. Discard the water and rise with cold water.
Place in a shallow bowl and pour over the melted butter, oil and brown sugar. Mix to coat well. Transfer to a cooking dish.
Bake in a pre-heated 400 F oven for 10 minutes, then toss the carrots. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes until tender, cooked through and golden glazed.
Remove from the oven and allow carrots to cool for a couple of minutes, then transfer onto a serving dish.
You can garnish with fresh chopped parsley if you like.

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Notes

- Use a preheated oven.
- Cover to cook with foil wrap if you like your carrot extra tender but cook uncovered for 5-10 minutes to obtain the grown glaze.
- Try to chose a bag where the carrots are about the same thickness so they can cook evenly when you bake.
- If you want them to cook faster, you can always par-boil the carrots more before baking, and bake for less time, just until they get a nice glaze.
- Toss the carrots halfway through cooking.
- You can substitute honey or maple syrup for the brown sugar. Odd one of them with the brown sugar if you like them extra glazed and sweet.
- Sprinkle on some fresh parsley for a pop of freshness - plus it looks lovely!

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