|

Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots

These tender Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots are sweetened with butter, brown sugar, and honey to form the most delicious and irresistible glaze. Easy to make for the perfect addition to any Easter, holiday, or weeknight meal.

A bowl of brown sugar honey glazed carrots with a fork picking up several carrots.

Sweet Tender Glazed Carrots

This Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots recipe is a staple side dish in all of our holiday meals, especially Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The taste is so delicious that they complement any main dish easily. Plus the combination of butter, brown sugar, and honey forms this amazingly sweet glaze that almost tastes like you’re eating dessert. It’s fantastic and even our picky eaters enjoy this recipe!

Why You Will Love This Recipe


Flavorful! The carrots are so tender and extra sweet.

Easy! It only takes a few simple ingredients and less than 15 minutes.

Crowd Pleaser! It is the perfect addition to any holiday or weeknight meal.

bowl of carrots

Ingredients

  • Baby Carrots– This recipe is so simple since it uses peeled baby carrots. Regular carrots could be used as a substitute instead of baby carrots. If using regular carrots, wash, peel, and cut them into 1-inch size pieces. Cook times may need to be adjusted to be sure the carrots do not cook too fast and become too soft.
  • Brown Sugar– I tend to stick with light brown sugar but for a deeper molasses flavor, use dark brown sugar.
  • Honey– Just a little drizzle of honey sets this recipe apart from the others. It makes the best glaze!
  • Butter– This is the base that helps form the glaze and gives it a delicious flavor. You can substitute it with margarine if you prefer.
  • Ground Cinnamon– I love how this adds some warm flavors to the carrots.
  • Salt– A pinch of salt helps to balance out the sweetness from the glaze.
  • Water

How to Make Brown Sugar Honey Carrots

  1. Boil– Bring water to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Add the carrots and boil for about 5 minutes. Carrots should start to soften but still have a bit of crunch to them. Drain the water and return the carrots to the pan.
  2. Make the glaze– Add butter, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, and salt to the saucepan. Cook on medium-low heat for about 5-7 minutes. The carrots should be mostly soft with just a slight crunch to them. The sauce will also turn more into a glaze. If you want a thicker glaze, add 1-2 tsp cornstarch to the glaze and cook for about 3 minutes.
  3. Enjoy!

Variation Options

There are a few different ways to switch up this side dish. A few ideas are:

  • Margarine can be used in place of butter with similar results.
  • Want some extra spice? Try using pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon for enhanced seasonal flavors.
  • These sweet carrots taste really good with a cup of raisins. Just add them after you have drained the carrots and are making the glaze.
close up of Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots on a fork

Storage Options

To store: Store covered in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Helpful Tips

Cook the carrots until soft but with a slight crunch to prevent over-cooking them.

Leftover carrots tend to soften with time.

Add a little cornstarch to make a thicker glaze.

More Side Dish Recipes

A bowl of Cranberry Apple Grape Salad on a table with 2 apples, a bottle of maple syrup, a cloth napkin, and a wooden spoon.

Cranberry Apple Grape Salad

Roasted Garlic Parmesan Green Beans on a serving platter.

Roasted Garlic Parmesan Green Beans

A spoon full of Caprese Tortellini Pasta Salad with a bowl full behind it.

Caprese Tortellini Pasta Salad

Collage of 4 photos: fries, mediterranean pasta salad, roasted zucchini, and potato salad.

What To Serve With Sloppy Joes: 25 Easy Side Dishes

Did you try this recipe? If so, please leave a ⭐ review below and tag me @whiskfulcooking on InstagramFacebookPinterest, and YouTube!

Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots on a fork and in a bowl.

Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots

Braghan
These tender Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots are sweetened with butter, brown sugar, and honey to form the most delicious and irresistible glaze. Easy to make for the perfect addition to any Easter, holiday, or weeknight meal.
4.29 from 32 votes
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 159 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cups water
  • 1 pound baby carrots
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Boil water in a medium sauce pan. Add carrots and reduce temperature to medium-high and continue to cook for 5 minutes or until carrots have started to soften but still have a bit of a crunch to them. Drain.
  • Return carrots to the pan and add butter, brown sugar, honey, cinnamon, and salt. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for an additiuoal 5-7 minutes or until sauce has thickened to a glaze and carrots are soft with a slight crunch.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

*If you want a thicker glaze, add 1-2 teaspoons of cornstarch to the glaze and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
To store: Store covered in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 4gCalories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSodium: 149mgSugar: 23g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Nutrition Facts
Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots
Serving Size
 
4 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
159
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
6
g
9
%
Sodium
 
149
mg
6
%
Carbohydrates
 
27
g
9
%
Sugar
 
23
g
26
%
Protein
 
1
g
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

7 Comments

4.29 from 32 votes (30 ratings without comment)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating