Best 17 Candied Carrots Recipes

SWEET CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a large saucepan; add 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside. , In the same pan, combine the butter, brown sugar, salt and pepper; cook and stir until butter is melted. Return carrots to the pan; cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes or until glazed.

CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots in a pot of salted water. Bring water to a boil, reduce heat to a high simmer and cook about 20 to 30 minutes. Do not cook the carrots to a mushy stage!
• Drain the carrots, reduce the heat to its lowest possible setting and return the carrots to the pan. Stir in butter, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, until sugar is bubbly. Serve hot!

GLAZED (OR CANDIED) CARROTS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add carrots and just enough water to cover them with 1/4 teaspoons salt.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, then cook carrots for 15 minutes or until the carrots are tender-crisp; drain well.
• Return the carrots to the saucepan.
• Mix in the butter or margarine, the sugar, 1/4 teaspoons salt and the nutmeg.
• Return the mixture to the heat and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the carrots are glazed.
• Transfer glazed carrots to a warmed bowl and serve.

ROASTED CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Place 15x10x1-inch pan in oven 10 minutes to preheat. Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix all ingredients except carrots until blended. Add carrots; toss to coat.
• Spray hot pan with cooking spray. Place carrots in single layer in pan.
• Roast uncovered 30 minutes, stirring once, until golden brown. Immediately remove carrots from pan.

MARMALADE-GLAZED CARROTS WITH CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the marmalade, then add the carrots, orange juice, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are almost tender, 13 to 15 minutes.
• Uncover and add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium high and cook, stirring, until the liquid is reduced, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with the candied pecans.
• Photograph courtesy Anna Williams

CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut off all but 1-inch of the carrot tops, leaving a little green. Put the carrots in a large shallow pan, add the oil, and season with salt and pepper. Turn to coat the carrots. Stick them in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, until the carrots are fork-tender.
• In the meantime, melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Swirl the pan around and cook until the butter begins to become brown and nutty. Squeeze in the juice from the orange halves, add the zest, brown sugar, cumin and cinnamon and continue to cook for 2 minutes or until syrupy.
• Remove the carrots from the oven, drizzle the orange brown butter over the carrots and serve.

MARMALADE CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, place steamer basket over 1 in. water. Place carrots in basket. Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to maintain a low boil; steam, covered, 12-15 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine marmalade, brown sugar and butter; cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened and reduced to about 1/2 cup. Stir in pecans and extract., Place carrots in a large bowl. Add marmalade mixture and toss gently to coat.

FROGHOPPER'S CANDIED GINGER CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring carrots and water to a boil in a saucepan, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the carrots are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain carrots; stir in butter until carrots are coated. Stir in brown sugar, ginger, and salt; bring to a boil, and cook the carrots, stirring often, until the carrots are glazed, 2 to 3 minutes.

CANDIED CARROTS DISH

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water in a large saucepan; add carrots, Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-9 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain., Stir in the remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, until most of the liquid has evaporated.

CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large skillet; add carrots, cinnamon sticks, cumin and ginger. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add honey and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Boil, uncovered, for 4 minutes or until the liquid evaporates and the carrots are tender.

SMOKEY CANDIED CARROTS WITH WALNUT GREMOLATA

Steps:

• For the carrots: Place the carrots in a 10-inch saute pan. Add 1 1/2 cups water, the sugar or maple syrup and salt. Place the pan over high heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a rubber spatula to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to medium-high and continue to simmer vigorously, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has thickened to a syrup and the carrots are fork tender, about 12 minutes. Stir in the butter. Remove from the heat and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
• For the gremolata: Meanwhile, mix together the walnuts, parsley, thyme, lemon zest and salt in a medium bowl.
• To serve, gently toss the carrots to coat them in the thickened syrup. Spoon them onto a platter and sprinkle with half of the gremolata. Serve the remaining gremolata on the side.

ORANGE CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place 1 in. of water and carrots in a skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until crisp-tender. , Meanwhile, in a blender, combine the butter, cranberry sauce, orange zest, brown sugar and salt. Cover and process until blended. Drain carrots; drizzle with cranberry mixture.

CANDIED CARROTS WITH APPLES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease 1 qt casserole Put carrots in saucepan; cover with boiling water, Cook until just tender. Drain Combine granulated sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon. Arrange alternate layers of carrots and apples in casserole, sprinkling sugar mixture over layers. Dot with butter or margarine. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until apples are tender. Serves 4

CHOICE CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Cut carrots, first cross-sectioned, then in half. In a small saucepan, heat 1 inch of water to boiling over medium heat. Add carrots and heat to boiling. Cover and simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and return to saucepan.
• Add butter, brown sugar, and lemon juice to carrots; cook over medium heat, stirring gently, until sugar has dissolved and carrots are glazed, about 5 minutes.

GINGER CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Place carrots in saucepan and add cold water to cover. Cook carrots until tender 25 to 30 minutes. Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add brown sugar, ginger and caraway seeds. Mix and set aside. When carots are done, drain and return to the pot. Pour butter mixture over them and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to serving dish and serve immediately.

GROWN-UP CANDIED CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring 1/2 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add honey, salt, and then stir. Add carrots. Cook for several minutes, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has mostly evaporated and the carrots are tender. Turn off heat. Add cumin, olive oil, and lemon juice and stir. Then serve!

CANDIED CARROTS (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• 1. Scrape carrots and slice to medium thickness. Put in a deep 1-quart microwaveable casserole dish. Set aside.
• 2. In small mcrowaveable dish, combine remaining ingredients. Microwave for 1 minute on high. Spoon sauce over carrots. Cover and microwave 3 minutes on high. Stir and baste with sauce. Microwave an additional 3 minutes.
• 3. Microwave uncovered for an additional 3 minutes. Serve