Honey Glazed Carrots are an every day easy side dish and special occasion elegant.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: Sweet and tender-crisp carrots with a honey butter glaze.
- Skill level: No special skills needed here – just simmer, season, and serve!
- Time-Saving Tip: Prep the carrots up to 4 days in advance or use baby carrots for a quick weeknight side dish.
Ingredient Tips For Honey Glazed Carrots
- Carrots: Regular, baby, or rainbow carrots can be used. You can peel or scrub carrots.
- Honey: Honey butter makes a perfect glaze. Replace the honey with either maple syrup or brown sugar.
- Thyme: Replace thyme with herbs such as dill or sage, or even a pinch of cinnamon.
PRO TIP: Garden fresh or farmer’s market carrots will cook faster.
Variations
- Balance the sweetness of the honey with a dash of lemon zest or minced ginger.
- Garnish with toasted and finely chopped walnuts or pecans.
- Add citrus flavor with a bit of orange zest.
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Honey Glazed Carrots
Fresh carrots are cooked until tender-crisp, then coated in a seasoned honey butter glaze!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots cut into ½-inch slices
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 sprig fresh thyme optional, or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place carrots in salted water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 5-6 minutes or until carrots are tender-crisp (do not overcook). Drain well.
- Remove thyme leaves from the stem if using, set aside.
- Add honey, butter, and salt to the pan and simmer 1 minute. Add carrots and thyme leaves if using, toss to coat.
- Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Baby carrots will work in place of sliced carrots. Adjust cooking time if needed.
Fresh thyme can be swapped with a pinch of ground ginger or orange zest.
Refrigerate leftover carrots can be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
To freeze, place carrots in a zippered bag for up to 2 months. Be sure to write the date on the bag.
Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop with some butter, salt, and pepper to refresh the flavors.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 129 | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 269mg | Potassium: 372mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 19131IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Side Dish
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Could.frozen peas or another green veggie ?? be added added to the carrots?
Hi Maria, I think frozen peas would be a great addition. I would love to hear how it turns out!
I LOVE this recipe!! My picky son loves it and will actually eat carrots cooked this way. Thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes!!
I’m so glad your family loves these as much as we do Tracy!
Family loved it!
Just made these (again) tonight. Always a hit in our house!
So glad your family loves this recipe!
i made this tonight. i used frozen sliced carrots. i also used the ginger instead of thyme. we love ginger :) it was really good. not too sweet, just enough. the blend of the ingredients were perfect. will make this again and again. thank you!!
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe Melissa!
Sounds wonderful! Can hardly wait to try.
So many recipes have spices that I am allergic to (curry, rosemary etc) & it is wonderful finding one that I can eat as well as my guests.
I can’t wait for you to try this recipe Ann!
Recipes are absolutely delicious and usually have all (simple ingredients) already. No extra stops at the store to buy 1 spice or ingredient we will never use again.
Thank you so much!
May God and Jesus bless you always!
Peace
Holly, thanks for this quick & easy recipe. I had never tried honey with carrots before they are the new favorite. Keep the easies coming.
So glad you enjoyed them Susan!
I love this simple and basic (and delicious) recipe for honey glazed carrots! Keep the simple, basic recipes coming!!!
Thank you so much Rita Jean, I’m glad you are enjoying the recipes!!
Thanks for the delicious recipe
So glad you loved it Amy!
An idiot could make these carrots. Come on….be a little more creative.
While this is a simple and basic recipe, not everyone has the same ideas, upbringing or knowledge. As a kid, I was often served cooked carrots with brown sugar but to be honest, never with honey, fresh thyme and butter.
My son is 24 and new to cooking, if I were to ask him how long to cook carrots without over cooking them, I’m not sure he would know the answer since he has probably never done it before.
That being said, I do mainly share simple recipes including many kitchen basics. Feel free to skip over those recipes if they’re not of interest to you.
How rude. Ever hear the saying, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”?
Maybe should have tried applying that before commenting.
Wow talk about an idiot , If your cooking is so good and more creative Susie Tyler why are you looking at receipies on line ???? We all look for some thing new once in a while and to my family this was great for a change !!!! You dont like it dont make it and dont eat it ! Its that simple
I agree. Extremely rude and unnecessary. I’m approaching 77, thus been cooking for many many many years. Most folks like my assorted creations. No one has quit coming over. I was looking for a quick recipe for Easter Dinner along with Scalloped Potatoes I’m making and a appie. This one sounds perfect!
Holly also..
SERIOUSLY? Why such vitriol against an innocent, humble (and simply delicious) recipe? My family loves this recipe so just keep your comment to yourself, Susie! Better left unsaid.
Call me an idiot. I did not know how. Looking forward to trying the carrots. Sometimes the simple things are the best.