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!
National Honey Month is here and tender little carrots caressed in a honey glaze are a perfect way to celebrate nature's natural sweetener!
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Glazed Carrots
Did someone say baby carrots glazed in honey with a hint of cinnamon and crystallized ginger? Yes, please!
This easy recipe is ideal for a vegetable side dish for a weeknight meal and fancy enough for entertaining and a holiday dinner too.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, this glazed carrots recipe will be a delicious addition to your holiday menu.
This carrot recipe makes four servings but can easily be doubled or tripled 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.
With just a handful of ingredients, sweet honey carrots is a simple side dish recipe
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 and tender sweet carrots?
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How to make honey-glazed carrots recipe
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- In a large 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.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
- Garnish with a pretty sprig of fresh thyme
- The recipe can be doubled. It may take a few minutes longer to cook until carrots are tender and a glaze has formed!
Substitutions
- Make this recipe with 1 pound of whole carrots in place of the mini carrots. Just peel and slice into 1-inch pieces
- You can substitute 100% pure maple syrup for the honey
Variation
- Use 3 Tablespoons honey and 2 Tablespoons packed brown sugar and make brown sugar honey glazed carrots
Storage
- Store cooked carrots in an airtight container in the refrigerator
- Carrots will stay fresh for about 3 days.
- You can reheat them in the microwave in a microwave-safe dish or in a skillet on the stovetop over medium-low heat
Equipment
Ingredients
Ingredients for candied carrots:
- baby carrots
- water
- honey
- butter
- crystallized ginger
- ground cinnamon
- kosher salt
- pepper
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Gingered Cinnamon Honey Glazed Carrots Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 pound baby carrots
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons minced crystallized ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
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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.
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