Cinnamon Brown Sugar Carrots

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These Cinnamon Brown Sugar Carrots are the perfect kid-friendly side dish that you can easily make all year long! 

Pan glazed carrots are perfect for even your pickiest eaters!

Kid-Friendly Side Dish

Perfect for Thanksgiving, even your pickiest eaters will love this skillet carrot recipe.

You are going to love how easy this recipe is to make. Carrots are sweet all year round, and when you cook them with brown sugar and cinnamon, it takes them to a whole new level!

You will remember my roasted sweet potato recipe, this one uses honey but is the same basic concept! You can also try these Parmesan Carrots from my friend over at Noshtastic.

This buttered carrots recipe pairs beautifully with most foods, especially:

• Herb Roasted Chicken with Orange
• Sticky Asian Marinaded Chicken Legs
• Maple Bacon Wrapped Cornish Game Hens

The hero of this recipe is carrots. We get a farm box each week from a fun company called Ugly Produce. They buy the fruits and vegetables that don’t meet the grocery store’s “pretty” standards. This produce tastes the same, so we love getting this weekly box.

Carrots are not only nutritious, but they are great if you have a picky eater. Carrots don’t get mushy like zucchini (thank goodness!)

There are lots of ways to cut your carrots for this recipe. I always remove the green top and bottom ends first. There are some fun recipe ideas for carrot greens if you are inclined :-).

Ways to Cut Carrots:

• Take a knife and slice the carrot in half lengthwise. Depending on how long your carrots are, you can cut it in half to make shorter slices. Next, slice each half lengthwise as you see in the carrots I used in this recipe.
• You can also slice the carrots into “rounds”. To do this I cut at an angle to make my slices more oval shaped. This makes the carrot a bit longer so kids have to either cut it in half or take a bite. My kids are older but if you use round circle slices, they can be a choking hazard for little kids.

How to cook fresh carrots on the stove:

There are also lots of ways to cook the brown sugar glazed carrots in this stovetop carrots recipe, but this is the way I like because it makes the sweet glaze on the carrots.

• The first step is to add butter to a pan. Turn the temperature to medium and allow the butter to melt.
• Whisk in the brown sugar, cinnamon, and water.
• Add the carrots and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, covered for 30 minutes.

This recipe is naturally gluten free, and you can make it paleo by substituting maple syrup for the brown sugar and ghee or coconut oil for the butter!

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Things You Need To Make This Recipe:

• A large 12″ cast iron skillet.
• You will want a sharp knife to cut the carrots or this handy vegetable slicer.

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Cinnamon Brown Sugar Carrots

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

40 mins

 

Best Brown Sugar Carrots with a mouthwatering easy glaze you can make on the stove with minimal effort! 

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brown sugar carrots, pan glazed carrots

Servings: 4

Calories: 95 kcal

Author: Sheena

Ingredients

• 1 lb carrots peeled and sliced thin
• 2 tbsp dark brown sugar
• 1 tbsp butter or dairy free margarine
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup water

Instructions

1. In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter, then whisk in brown sugar, cinnamon and water.

2. Add carrots, and bring to a boil.

3. Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, until carrots are tender and glazed, about 30 minutes

Nutrition Facts

Cinnamon Brown Sugar Carrots

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 95 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g 5%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 7mg 2%

Sodium 108mg 5%

Potassium 362mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 16g 5%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 11g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 380.7%

Vitamin C 8.1%

Calcium 4.5%

Iron 1.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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