Maple Baby Carrots

Name: Maple Baby Carrots
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh baby carrots; 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 2 tablespoons maple syrup

“I first tasted this three-ingredient side dish at my aunt’s house,” relates Karen Wren from Freedom, Maine. “I thought they were the sweetest, most tender carrots I’d ever had. I make them all the time now.”

Ingredients

1 pound fresh baby carrots
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Directions

Place carrots and a small amount of water in a 1-1/2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 4-6 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add butter; microwave for 30 seconds or until melted. Drizzle with syrup; toss to coat.

Editor's Note

This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 166 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 205mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Maple Glazed Carrots in Simple & Delicious May/June 2006

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tchr90

Dec 2, 2012

This is a quick and easy side dish and my family really likes it. A real keeper! I don't know why the stars aren't showing but I rated this a 5.
s_pants

Oct 12, 2012

Easy, simple and good. I used 2 pounds of carrots and it took 20+ minutes to get them tender.