Candied Carrots
My family's favorite vegetable. They are great for the holidays, too!
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 150
Preparation time: 10m
Total cooking time: 40m
Ingredients:
- 1 pound carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons butter, diced
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Directions:
- 1 Place carrots in a pot of salted water. Bring water to a boil, reduce heat to a high simmer and cook about 20 to 30 minutes. Do not cook the carrots to a mushy stage!
- 2 Drain the carrots, reduce the heat to its lowest possible setting and return the carrots to the pan. Stir in butter, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes, until sugar is bubbly. Serve hot!
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 123mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 386mg | 11% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 24.5g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.2g | 13% |
| Protein | 1.2g | 2% |
| Sugars | 19g | |
| Vitamin A | 19139IU | |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | |
| Calcium | 52mg | |
| Iron | 1mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 15mg | |
| Folate | 22mcg |
