When you are looking for new dishes to make this holiday season, this Orange Glazed Carrots is a perfect side dish to serve that will be enjoyed by even your picky eaters, even if it is a carrot recipe.
With the use of pantry ingredients, this delicious side dish has only 5 ingredients with a little bit of fresh herbs to add to this sweet carrots recipe.
This softer carrots recipe is great for your holiday meal, easter dinner, or any other special occasion dinner for you and your friends because it has that sweet and tangy orange flavor that sets this recipe apart from any other regular carrots recipe.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our orange glazed carrots, you need the following ingredients:
- Fresh carrots sliced (baby carrots or large carrots)
- Butter
- Orange juice (fresh orange juice is best but not 100% necessary)
- Brown sugar
- Fresh parsley finely chopped
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Orange Glazed Carrots
- Place an inch of water in a saucepan and add carrots.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Let simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
- Drain the water when the carrots are done cooking and set aside.
- In another saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
- Whisk in orange juice and brown sugar.
- Place carrots and parsley in the pan and stir until carrots are evenly coated in glaze.
- Cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until the glaze thickens slightly.
Recipe Notes
- Storage suggestions: The best way to store these orange carrots is to place them in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Use honey or maple syrup instead of brown sugar with a combination of butter.
- For healthy recipes, you can use coconut brown sugar instead of regular brown sugar for more natural sweetness.
- Add in some orange zest for even more fresh orange flavor.
- Add a dash of brown sugar for a great way to add a little boost of the metabolism.
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Orange Glazed Carrots Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh carrots, sliced
- 2 Tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
- Place an inch of water in a saucepan and add carrots.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Let simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
- Drain the water when the carrots are done cooking and set aside.
- In another saucepan over medium heat, melt butter.
- Whisk in orange juice and brown sugar.
- Fold in carrots and parsley and stir until carrots are evenly coated in glaze.
- Cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until the glaze thickens slightly.
Notes
- Storage suggestions: The best way to store these orange carrots is to place them in an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Use honey or maple syrup instead of brown sugar with a combination of butter.
- For healthy recipes, you can use coconut brown sugar instead of regular brown sugar for more natural sweetness.
- Add in some orange zest for even more fresh orange flavor.
- Add a dash of brown sugar for a great way to add a little boost of the metabolism.
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It is a delicious recipe for me. Thanks for sharing.
I needed a side for our Sunday dinner and had everything on hand to whip these up. They turned out great!