Honey Glazed Carrots

A classic, easy recipe for honey glazed carrots that are sweet and buttery! This is a traditional way to make glazed carrots that's perfect as a side dish for a simple dinner or a special occasion.

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make this recipe. The full recipe and ingredient list can be found at the bottom of the page.

• Baby carrots
• Honey
• Butter
• Salt & pepper

How to Make Honey Glazed Carrots

Step 1: Add carrots to skillet

Add the carrots to a large skillet. Pour in water until the carrots are barely covered. Stir in ½ teaspoon salt.

Step 2: Boil carrots

Bring the skillet to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 - 15 minutes, or until the carrots start to become tender when pierced with a fork. Drain the carrots in a colander and set aside.

Step 3: Make the glaze

In the same skillet over medium low heat, add the honey, butter, salt and pepper. Stir and cook for 4 - 5 minutes, until the butter is melted and the glaze begins to thicken.

Step 4: Add carrots

Add the carrots and stir until coated in the glaze. Continue cooking until the glaze reaches your desired thickness. Turn up the heat slightly if needed.

Step 5: Serve

Serve warm, optionally topped with chopped fresh parsley.

Substitutions

• Carrots: you can use baby carrots or regular carrots and cut them into 1 - 2" chunks.
• Maple syrup: swap out honey for maple syrup to glaze your carrots.
• Sugar: instead of honey you can also use brown sugar or coconut sugar. Add 1 ½ - 2 tablespoons.
• Butter: you can use unsalted or salted butter. If you use salted butter you may want to add less salt overall.

Storage

• In the fridge: cool and store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• In the freezer: cool and store in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

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