The Best Honey Glazed Candied Carrots Recipe | Prepped in 10 Minutes

These candied carrots are tender and sweet with a salted honey glaze. They're a fantastic simple and healthy side dish that's practically effortless to make, and all you need are a handful of pantry staples to make 'em!

The Best Candied Carrots Recipe

These honey glazed carrots are one of my go-to vegetable side dish recipes.

They go with so many things, from this braised beef shank to this herb crusted chicken, and even these salmon bites.

Seriously, these brown sugar glazed carrots are a cheap and easy way to elevate any dinner spread! And what's even better is that this glazed carrot recipe couldn't be easier to make. You only need 5 simple ingredients and an oven to make 'em.

Plus, the glaze carrots are prepped in just about 10 minutes - the rest is just letting them bake to golden, fork-tender perfection.

Also, since these glazed carrots are so effortless to put together you'll have plenty of extra time to prepare your main, or even another side dish for a holiday meal, like mashed potatoes. My favorites to make alongside this candied carrots recipe are these red skin mashed potatoes and these twice baked mashed potatoes.

Ingredients

Again, there are only 5 ingredients required to make this healthy and tasty side dish.

And there's a good chance you have all of them on hand already since they're all common pantry staples.

Anyway, here's what you'll need to make glazed carrots:

• 8 Medium Size Carrots
• 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp. Honey
• ⅛ Tsp. Light Brown Sugar (optional)
• 2 tbsp. Water
• Salt and Pepper

Simple stuff, right?

By the way, if you have extra carrots, you can put them to good use by making this carrot casserole next!

Ingredient Substitutions

Now, colored carrots or even baby carrots would work great here too. Though keep in mind baby carrots will need less time to cook.

And for a vegan version of these glazed carrots, you can substitute honey for maple syrup to make maple glazed carrots. Or, you can even use dark brown sugar mixed with water to make brown sugar glazed carrots.

For more variation, you can add your own choice of herbs and spices to the recipe. For instance, woody herbs like thyme or rosemary pair great with these candied carrots.

Also, smashed garlic, lemon juice, or chopped parsley are other delicious additions.

By the way, you can also use a lot of these ingredients to make these Instant Pot carrots or these roasted brussel sprouts next! So definitely think about giving those a try sometime soon too.

How To Make Candied Carrots

So, besides having a simple ingredients list, this glazed carrots recipe has short and sweet instructions too.

This is the easiest side dish to whip together at a moment's notice, and it will only take about 45 minutes from start to finish with super minimal prep time - 10 minutes tops.

Now, let's stop wasting time and get to cooking!

Step 1: Prepare the Carrots

First, preheat the oven to 350°F (180ºC). Then, clean your carrots with water and give them a quick scrub if necessary.

Next, trim the bottom ¼ inch of the whole carrots, so they're roughly the same size, and remove the stems and leaves from each one as well.

By the way, just so you know, you can save the carrot greens and use them as a garnish, or you can even make a pesto sauce from them for another recipe. They taste similar to fresh parsley!

Step 2: Make the Glaze

Next, in a small bowl, combine olive oil, honey, water, salt, and pepper to make your honey glaze.

Then, mix all of these ingredients with a fork, or whisk until well combined.

Step 3: Bake the carrots

Now, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, place your prepared carrots on the baking sheet, and brush them with the honey glaze.

Bake your candied carrots for 30 minutes, or until they're fork tender.

Then, serve with your choice of mains and enjoy!

How To Store Cooked Carrots

So this recipe makes enough for 4 servings of carrots as a side.

And just in case you don't finish all your glazed carrots, you can easily store the leftovers in an airtight container.

These carrots will keep fresh in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or you can freeze the leftover candied carrots for up to 10 months.

How To Reheat Cooked Carrots

To reheat your carrots, I recommend heating them on a skillet set to medium heat, with some butter to prevent sticking. This will give the carrots an almost fried texture that is so delicious.

Alternatively, you can pop them in the microwave and heat them until thoroughly warm.

Also, while you can warm them up in the oven, you'll want to keep an eye on them to make sure the honey doesn't burn.

Wrapping It Up

Well, that's how to make candied carrots!

These caramelized carrots are so simple to make with such fantastic results. Honestly, I can't stop making them, and I'm sure you'll find yourself making them more than once.

Also, an unexpected bonus of making this glazed carrots recipe is that it's a surefire way to convince even picky eaters to eat their veggies!

This healthy side dish is colorful and bright with enough sweetness to make eating it feel like a treat. It's truly one of those special recipes that'll keep both the kids and adults at the dinner table happy.

Anyway, if you decide to give these tender glazed carrots a try, leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts.

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More Delicious Recipes

If you liked these carrots, we have a ton of equally delicious and easy side dish recipes on the blog.

Give one of these a try next:

• Cheesy mashed potatoes
• Sweet corn cake
• Turmeric rice
• Pioneer woman stuffing
• Jamaican fried dumplings
• Sweet potato cobbler
• Seafood stuffing

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