Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
You won’t believe how the simple addition of brown sugar to simple carrots makes them taste so amazing. You’re sure to add Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots to your weekly meal rotation.
Brown sugar and carrots are two things that just belong together. The sweetness from the brown sugar and crunch from the carrots make an irresistible combo that your family will request over and over. I like using whole carrots for a beautiful presentation, but it’s not required. This simple recipe bakes in about 25 minutes.
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What Kind Of Carrots?
To cut down on prep time you can definitely make this dish using baby carrots. It’s a real lifesaver on busy evenings.
However, switching things up and using full grown carrots is a great way to have the easiest side dish to ever grace your holiday table (and the presentation is gorgeous). Just be sure to thoroughly cover the greens in oil when cooking to make sure they donโt brown too much. Whole carrots that are bagged in the grocery store also work great, my recipe works perfect for one pound, but it’s easy to double if needed.
How To Cook Glazed Carrots
For this recipe, I simply coat the carrots in oil and bake them in the oven for 20 minutes. Then you add the brown sugar glaze and continue to bake for another 5 minutes.
If you run out of room in the oven making them for your holiday dinner, another way to cook this is by braising the carrots. They may need to be cut a little smaller to fit in a pan but choose a wide-bottomed pan with high sides. All you have to do is melt the butter with the brown sugar and combine. Add in the carrots and cover so the carrots are both cooking in the fat of the butter as well as steaming from the evaporation of the carrots themselves. Just be sure to stir occasionally so your carrots donโt burn.
More Great Side Dish Recipes
Looking for more delicious sides to complete your dinners? Make sure to give these a try too.
- Roasted Summer Squash Recipe
- Mushroom Rice
- Asian Broccoli Salad
- Air Fryer Acorn Squash
- Cucumber Onion Salad
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Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots Recipe
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
DESCRIPTION
You won’t believe how the simple addition of brown sugar to simple carrots makes them taste so amazing. You’re sure to add Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots to your weekly meal rotation.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch carrots (approximately 1 lb.), peeled and washed with most of the green cut off
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425ยฐF. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
- Place peeled carrots onto baking sheet and pour olive oil over the carrots. Use your hands or a basting brush to ensure all of the carrots and any remaining greens are covered as well.
- Bake for 20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- While the carrots are baking, melt butter in a small bowl. Add in brown sugar and mix together until combined.
- When the 20 minutes are done, remove carrots from oven. Spread brown sugar mixture over the carrots evenly. Bake for an additional 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
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This post originally appeared in October 2018 and was revised and republished in January 2025.
Christine is the founder of TheCookful and also of her blog COOKtheSTORY. Her passion is explaining the WHY behind cooking โ Why should you cook things a certain way; Will they turn out if you do it differently; What are the pros and cons of the method? Learn more about Christine, her cookbooks, and her podcast.