Gingered Cinnamon Honey Glazed Carrots is an easy recipe for a weeknight dinner or entertaining. Baby carrots are simmered on the stove top in honey with a hint of cinnamon and crystallized ginger for a honey ginger glazed vegetable side dish you'll want to make over and over again!
Glazed Carrots Recipe
Did someone say baby carrots glazed in honey with a hint of cinnamon and crystallized ginger? Yes, please!
National Honey Month is here and tender little carrots caressed in a honey glaze are a perfect way to celebrate nature's natural sweetener!
This easy recipe is ideal for a weeknight dinner vegetable side dish and fancy enough for entertaining too. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, this glazed carrots recipe will be a delicious addition to you holiday menu.
And this carrot recipe makes four servings but can easily be doubled to serve more. It may just take a few more minutes for the carrots to be tender and for the glaze to form but will be well worth the wait.
This stove top carrots recipe comes together easily and will certainly wow everyone this holiday season.
Gingered Cinnamon Honey Glazed Carrots will be a favorite vegetable recipe for holidays and all year long too! Because, after all, who doesn't love a honey ginger glaze?
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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make this recipe with 1 pound of full size carrots. Just peel and slice into 1-inch pieces
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley or cilantro
- Recipe can be doubled. It may take a few minutes longer to cook until carrots are tender and a glaze has formed!
Ingredients you will need to make this recipe
- baby carrots
- water
- honey
- butter
- crystallized ginger
- ground cinnamon
- kosher salt
- pepper
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Gingered Cinnamon Honey Glazed Carrots
Ingredients
- 1 lb. baby carrots
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 Tbs. butter
- 2 tsp. minced crystallized ginger
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
Instructions
- In large non-stick skillet combine carrots, water, honey, butter, ginger, cinnamon, kosher salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer 25 minutes or until carrots are tender and liquid has reduced to form a glaze.
Notes
Nutrition
I made this for eight people and it was a hit with everyone. Two people were not cinnamon lovers but said it was great. All took the recipe home.
For me I would cut the cinnamon in half but was delicious as listed too.
Hi Joel, this makes me so happy! I love hearing when people gather around the table and enjoy my recipes. Thank you so much for sharing this with me! Savor The Moments, GG