Honey-Glazed Carrots

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
Yield 4 servings
My mother used sugar in this recipe, but a local man who keeps bees on our farm shares honey with us so I use that instead to make honey-glazed carrots. —Julie Anglen, Riverton, Wyoming

Ingredients

  • 1 package (16 ounces) baby carrots
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

  1. Place carrots and water in a 1-1/2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, melt butter in a skillet over low heat; stir in honey and lemon juice. Cook, stirring constantly, 3-4 minutes. Add carrots; cook and stir until glazed, about 1 minute.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 124 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 126mg sodium, 20g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 3g fiber), 1g protein.

My mother used sugar in this recipe, but a local man who keeps bees on our farm shares honey with us, so I use that instead to make honey-glazed carrots. —Julie Anglen, Riverton, Wyoming
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