Candied Carrots Recipe
These cute little baby carrots have just a hint of honeyed sweetness but are not overly sweet. I use baby carrots but you can take regular sized carrots and cut them into sticks or slices (like coins) if you like. Whatever cranks your tractor.
Today’s recipe is how we like to cook our baby carrots- God love it. That’s what my Grandmama says whenever she sees something cute or precious – be it a baby carrot or a newborn child. “Aww, ain’t it cute?”
Want These Candied Carrots to Be A Little More Sweet?
You can also alter this recipe as noted at the bottom to make them a bit sweeter if you like, depending on your taste. As always, I’m showing you how I do it but I hope you’ll make it your own when you serve it at your table. Just remember, all recipes taste better if you make them for people you love , even baby carrots – God love it.
You probably have most of the ingredients for Candied Carrots on hand already:
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
- Salt
- Honey: I love me some honey and buy local when I can but I’m not too proud to grab whatever I find on sale, too!
- Baby carrots
How to Make Candied Carrots: Step by Step
- Place your carrots in a large sauce pot and cover with water.
- Place over medium heat. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until tender, about thirty minutes or so.
- After your carrots are tender, pour off about half of your water.
- Add all of you other ingredients.
- Stir it up a bit and then bring to a boil again. Reduce heat to simmer and cover once more. Continue cooking for about ten minutes or until they are as tender as you like.
All done! Now you can serve it in this sauce or you can strain them out.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds baby carrots
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup honey depending on how sweet you like them
Instructions
- Place carrots in pot and add enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmering, cover and continue cooking for about thirty minutes, or until they can be easily pierced with a fork.
- Pour off half of the water and add all other ingredients. Cover again with lid and bring to a boil once more, then reduce heat and simmer ten to fifteen minutes. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Great post!! I’ve always loved these since I was a little kid but I had no idea how to make them. One day I got a wild hair and decided to experiment and figured out the brown sugar part, but I never knew about the honey. Thanks so much! Now I can make them the right way!!!!
My mama always used “God love it” and “Bless its little heart” when she saw a youngun, be it human or animal. She was a wonderful cook and collected cookbooks. My sister and I inheirited a fantastic collection to add to our many volumns of favored books.. Thanks for the memories!
You just tickle the fire out of me with your stories and your cute sayings that are oh so part of my own vocabulary. I loved your earlier post about Ricky buying you the candle there at Cracker Barrel. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder!
This is exactly how I make carrots for my husband! Both my daughters love these carrots, too. My momma tried to convince me as a child that carrots were sweet enough on there own, but once I got ahold of my very first Betty Crocker Cookbook at 7 years old, I learned how to do things MY way! LOL Thanks for sharing this and reminding me that I need to make some baby carrots, too! God love ’em! =)
I steam my baby carrots, and then when ready to eat, I drizzle with no-sugar added pancake syrup…mmmmm
I love carrots-cooked or raw. my mom always said they are good for your eyes. Guess it is true as I never saw a rabbit wearing glasses. Sorry-I couldn’t resist.
I have made this in the past with can carrots. When I am in a real big hurry and don’t have time to boil, I just rinse the carrots in the can and throw everything together in a pot. I have never try adding honey to my carrots, I will definately have to give this a try.
Thanks Christy!