Taste of Home
Apple-Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 3-1/4 hours
YIELD: 4 servings.
Carrots seem so simple, but this recipe is something special. Sweet and buttery, it was a favorite my mother always used to serve around the holidays. —Darlis Wilfer, West Bend, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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2 pounds medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
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1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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1/4 cup butter, cubed
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted, optional
Directions
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1.
In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine carrots and apple juice. Cook, covered, on high until carrots are tender, 3-4 hours.
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2.
Remove carrots from slow cooker; discard juices. Return carrots to slow cooker. Stir in brown sugar, butter and salt. Cook, covered, on high until carrots are glazed, 15-20 minutes longer. If desired, sprinkle with pecans.
Nutrition Facts
3/4 cup: 314 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 404mg sodium, 52g carbohydrate (41g sugars, 6g fiber), 2g protein.
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