Spiced Glazed Carrots Recipe

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Packed with beta-carotene, these carrots flavored with honey, apple juice and cinnamon are hard to turn down. They boast a little kick that brings big flavor to your table! Nancy Zimmerman - Cape May Court House, New Jersey

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Spiced Glazed Carrots Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1 pound fresh carrots, cut into 1/2-in. slices
3/4 cup unsweetened apple juice
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
Dash cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, combine the first seven ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender.
Discard cinnamon stick. Add lemon juice and honey to carrots. Bring to a boil; cook, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2/3 cup equals 83 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 81 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Spiced Glazed Carrots in Healthy Cooking February/March 2009, p51