Cinnamon and Orange Glazed Carrots recipe

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Ingredients

2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced
¼ cup butter, melted
¼ cup orange juice
⅓ cup brown sugar
⅓ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

168.7 calories
carbohydrate: 29.2 g
cholesterol: 15.3 mg
fat: 6 g
fiber: 3.3 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 121.8 mg
sugar: 23.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Place carrots into a large pot and cover with salted water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.

  3. Whisk butter, orange juice, brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon together in a large bowl until sugars are dissolved. Add carrots to the glaze mixture, toss to coat. Transfer carrots and glaze to a 1-quart baking dish.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until carrots are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

This was one of the few ways my mom could get my dad to eat carrots as us kids were growing up.

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