Orange Honey Glazed Carrots

You’ll love these quick and easy orange honey glazed carrots! With just 4-simple ingredients, you can have perfectly delicious carrots in minutes!

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Why this recipe works

• The base for this orange glaze is frozen orange juice concentrate, not fresh squeezed orange juice, so there’s no juicing involved and you can make it as strong or mild-flavored as you like
• You can use plain honey or hot honey; I’ve made this orange glaze both ways and it’s alwasy delicious!
• Steaming the carrots in the microwave makes this easy carrot recipe go quickly! It only takes 10 minutes total time!
• This makes a lovely side dish any time of the year. I generally serve these with Easter dinner with a side of Brussels sprouts, old fahioned English pea salad or traditional Southern potato salad.

Here’s what you’ll need

No fancy ingredients or equipment required, just 4 simple ingredients:

• Carrots – I recommend organic, regular carrots for the best flavor; you can use baby carrots if you prefer
• Honey – plain honey or hot honey-either one works screams “Spring” more than delicious Orange Glazed Carrots! Feature these healthy root vegetables at your Easter table or on your weeknight dinner table. You’ll love this quick and easy, light and flavorful healthy carrot recipe with a hint of orange !
• Frozen orange juice concentrate – I recommend using a pulp free orange juice; you can use the remaining concentrate to whip up a batch of mimosa’s
• Light brown sugar 
• Butter – salted butter is recommended but if you use unsalted butter, you’ll want to seasoon the carrots with salt to taste

How to make it

Peel the carrots and slice diagonally (you can leave them whole if you prefer), place the carrots in a single layer in a microwave-safe baking dish; add a little butter and just enough water to come halfway up on the layer of carrots; cover and cook in the microwave on the high setting for about 10 minutes

Meanwhile, make the orange honey glaze. In a medium saucepan on medium heat, add the butter, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate and honey; cook 5 minutes or so, until the sugar is dissolved and the glaze begins to thicken slightly

Transfer steamed carrots to serving bowl, drizzle the glaze over the carrots and gently combine to ensure the glaze covers all of the carrots; season to taste with salt; garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve

Storage and make ahead

Make the glaze up to three days in advance and store in an airtight container or mason jar in the refrigerator until ready to use. Bring to room temperature, reheat in a saucepan on the stovetop or microwave until the glaze is warm.

Serve these delicious orange veggies with:

• Meatloaf with Tomato Sauce
• Salisbury Steak
• Chicken Fried Steak
• Southern Fried Catfish
• Sausage Crepes
• Southern Cream Style Corn

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