candied carrots

Candied carrots make a really whimsical garnish for your carrot cake or cupcakes while adding the perfect crispy texture to your dessert! This unique crunchy topping is sure to impress even your most sophisticated guests! 

Candied Carrots

water

sugar

carrots (outer skin removed)

parchment paper

cooking spray

Preheat oven to 225 degrees

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking oil

With a vegetable peeler, remove 15-20 long strips from the carrots

Bring water and sugar to a boil

Add carrot strips, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, watching closely so that the water and sugar mixture doesn&#039;t burn

Drain carrot strips and allow to cool for 5 minutes

Lay strips out in a single layer on the baking sheet, making sure they don&#039;t touch or they will stick together

Bake for 20 minutes

Remove carrot strips from oven

Working quickly, wind each carrot strip around the handle of a wooden spoon, slide off, and sprinkle with sugar

Allow carrot curls to cool for 30 minutes

Layer between wax paper and store at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 5 days

These candied carrots are sliced carrots in a brown sugar and butter glaze that are simmered until tender. It's a super easy side dish that's perfect for a weeknight dinner or a holiday meal!

carrots

butter

brown sugar

salt

pepper

parsley

Place the carrots in a large pan. Add 1 cup of water to the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook the carrots for 8-10 minutes or until tender.

Drain the water from the pan and return the pan to the stove over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, butter, salt and pepper.

Cook for 2-3 minutes or until butter and sugar have melted and carrots are coated in the glaze. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Honey Roasted Carrots (or candied carrots, as we like to call them) are a sweet, delicious, and healthy vegetable side dish. The easy to make carrots are coated in a honey glaze then roasted until tender and caramelized. They are totally addictive!

Spicy Honey Roasted Carrots

honey

each: sea salt and pepper

cayenne pepper (or more if you like heat)

chives (to garnish)

preheat oven

heat ingredients

Melt the butter in a large ovenproof skillet (see notes) over medium-high heat. Add the honey, salt, pepper, and cayenne and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Add the carrots and toss to coat in the sauce.

cook the carrots

Place the carrots in the oven and cook for 20 minutes. If you'd like some dark spots on your carrots, broil for the last 2-3 minutes. Be careful as they burn quickly.

caramelize

Remove the pan from the oven and continue to cook the carrots for 2 minutes over medium-high heat on your stovetop to caramelize the honey. Once the sauce just barely starts to darken, remove the pan from the heat.

serve

Sprinkle with some minced chives and serve.

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