Orange Spice Carrots

Name: Orange Spice Carrots
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 10 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 2 pounds medium carrots or baby carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons butter; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 4 teaspoons cornstarch; 1/4 cup cold water

To get my son to eat veggies, I mix and match flavors and spices. My slow cooker orange carrots with cinnamon won him over. —Christina Addison, Blanchester, Ohio

Ingredients

2 pounds medium carrots or baby carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Directions

In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cook, covered, on low until carrots are tender, 4-5 hours.
In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into carrot mixture until sauce is thickened, 1-2 minutes.

Test Kitchen tips

For extra zing, top this recipe with a little orange zest.

Nutrition Facts

2/3 cup: 187 calories, 4g fat (3g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 339mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 4g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Orange Spice Carrots in Taste of Home December 2015

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dschultz01

Dec 11, 2017

These were excellent! Although, I completely forgot the last step with the corn starch, but they were still very good.
sd20

Jan 30, 2017

Very good, I do not put in nutmeg because not a fan. I do keep them in the slow cooker for about 8 hours because we like them more tender,
ejshellabarger

Jan 20, 2016

Very good! I used pineapple juice instead of orange juice as I had the pineapple juice on hand.
aug2295

Dec 20, 2015

Delicious blend of flavors but take note that these carrots need the full cooking time.
joycerm53

Dec 15, 2015

Made these for a family get together. Everyone loved them! Easy and delicious!
JMartinelli13

Nov 20, 2015

Made a stovetop version of these and they were a big hit. Even my veggie hating husband ate two servings. Definitely going onto my regular menu rotation.
amehart

Nov 17, 2015

I rarely have cooked carrots because my family is not a fan of them. However, I had a lot of carrots that I didn't want to go bad, so tried this. Family loved them, and they went perfectly with a pork roast I had made. LOVE the ease of this recipe!!
sgronholz

Nov 15, 2015

We really enjoyed these carrots! They were so easy to prepare and the sauce was amazing! While my husband and and I are usually only fans of crisp-tender veggies in stir fries, this side dish was wonderful and one I'm seriously considering making for Thanksgiving!
annrms

Nov 11, 2015

I used some jumbo (1 pound each!) carrots that I got at our local farm stand. They are so sweet and tender. I cut back on the sugar by half because the carrots were so sweet and also because we don't enjoy overly sweet food. BTW I used Domino's Bronulated brown sugar which is a pourable brown sugar. I used it almost all of the time in any recipe.I brought the crock pot up to temperature on high about an hour then I lowered the heat to low and cooked the carrots for another 3 hours. The carrots were perfectly al dente at that point. I stirred in the cornstarch mixture and the sauce thickened beautifully. Easy!!! Recipe is a keeper, for sure. I could also see using half carrots and half parsnips!
shannondobos

Nov 10, 2015

This recipe is very tasty, and a nice change from the everyday steamed carrots that are the norm in my household. I love that you just throw it all in the slow cooker and forget about it!