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Home » Side Dishes » Honey Butter Glazed Carrots

Honey Butter Glazed Carrots

Created: November 5, 2019 Updated: March 26, 2021 by Lyuba Brooke 2 Comments

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Glazed carrots is an easy side dish with a few ingredients and only 20 minutes to prepare. These sweet, buttery carrots are cooked on the stove with honey, butter, and a touch of lemon. It’s a perfect side dish for holidays and everyday dinners and can easily be made ahead.

glazed carrots in honey butter in a cast iron skillet

GLAZED CARROTS

If you’re looking for a vegetables side dish that kids and adults will eat, glazed carrots is the way to go. Carrots have a natural sweetness to them so kids usually like them. But when you cook them with butter and honey, it becomes irresistible. 

Carrots are full of vitamins and nutrients like beta carotene, fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, potassium, and antioxidants. Even cooked butter and honey, carrots still provide great health benefits.

Our Thanksgiving table is not not complete without these beautiful honey glazed carrots. Sometimes I add fun ingredient like lemon, orange, cinnamon, or cayenne pepper. Each additional ingredient takes the flavor of carrots to a whole new level. Orange or lemon are my favorite but when I want to add some heat, cayenne pepper is the way to go. Combine cayenne pepper with orange for s spicy orange twist.

Vegetable side dishes are great to add to the holiday menu that’s already full of comforting foods. So don’t forget to make some carrots, green beans, and Brussels sprouts as a balance to mashed potatoes and stuffing. 

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cooking butter into carrots in a cast iron skillet

HOW TO MAKE GLAZED CARROTS 

Wash carrots and peel them before cutting. Cut carrots on the bias, at about 45 degree angle, and make sure the all the slices are the same thickness so it cooks evenly. 

Preheat a cooking pan that is big enough to cook the carrots without overcrowding them too much over medium heat. Add some olive oil and spread carrots evenly all over the cooking pan, cut side up. Season with salt and pepper, cover the pan, and let carrots cook for about 5 minutes. Flip carrots over and add butter, honey, lemon juice, and parsley.

Once butter is melted, stir everything together and let it simmer until carrots are tender. Stir carrots once in a while. You can cook carrots a little softer or a little crunchier, according to your personal taste.

simmering carrots in a cast iron pan

CAN GLAZED CARROTS BE MADE AHEAD?

Absolutely!

You can simply wash, peel, and cut carrots ahead of time. Place cut carrots into a zip-lock bag and keep it in the fridge for a day or two before cooking. 

Even though carrots only take about 20 minutes to cook, you can still make them ahead of time. Cook carrots a day ahead and store in a plastic container with an air-tight lid.

To reheat cooked carrots, you can use a microwave or in a pan on the stove. In a microwave, make sure to reheat them in a microwave-safe container and covered with a microwave lid or another plate. In the pan, reheat over medium heat, covered with a lid, just until heated through. 

honey glazed carrots in a pan with a wooden spoon

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Honey Butter Glazed Carrots

These sweet, buttery carrots are cooked on the stove with honey, butter, and a touch of lemon. 
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 242kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1 lb carrots
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp fresh minced parsley (half the amount if using dried)
  • salt
  • fresh cracked black pepper
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Instructions

  • Wash carrots and peel them before cutting.
  • Cut carrots on the bias, at about 45 degree angle, and make sure the all the slices are the same thickness so it cooks evenly. 
  • Preheat a cooking pan that is big enough to cook the carrots without overcrowding them too much over medium heat. Add some olive oil and spread carrots evenly all over the cooking pan, cut side up. Season with salt and pepper, cover the pan, and let carrots cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Flip carrots over and add butter, honey, lemon juice, and parsley
  • Once butter is melted, stir everything together and let it simmer until carrots are tender. Stir carrots once in a while. (You can cook carrots a little softer or a little crunchier, according you your personal taste.)
  • Note: feel free to double the recipe if needed, for a bigger crowd.

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 363mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 19378IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg
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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. A says

    March 22, 2023 at 4:25 pm

    5 stars
    I make this every year on Easter and everyone always loves them.

    Reply
  2. Franny says

    March 22, 2023 at 4:17 pm

    I don’t like honey, what else can I use?

    Reply

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