What can I say? Simple and delicious! Here is a tip to make the sauce less runny... I did NOT leave any water in the pan when melting the butter with the brown sugar. This makes for a thicker sauce and when you add your carrots back in the pan, it's perfect!
I steamed the carrots instead of boiling them to keep more of the flavor and nutrients. I don't like my vegetables really sweet, so I used about 1 1/2 tbsp butter and 3 tbsp brown sugar. It was just enough to make them slightly sweet without hiding the natural good flavor.
These are tasty carrots. For as much as I am hip on conveinence I cut up regular carrots vs. using baby carrots they just have much more flavor. Anyway I melted the brown sugar with the butter (skipping the water) & added it to the steamed carrots & it was fine. Thanks Rebecca for the sweet treat!
I don't like cooked carrots as a sidedish by themselves (reminds me of baby food)...rather I like them IN dishes. However this is the only dish I make an exception for. My mom has been making this since I was little and I make it when I am pressed for time in making dinner a complete and well-rounded meal. However like another reviewer also said get rid of all the water its not neccessary. Also I just use a TBLS or two of butter. It's fantastic with the many main dish chicken meals also found on this site!
Delicious!! I steamed them instead of boiling then melted the margarine in the microvave. I also added about a half teaspoon of cinnamon and a quarter teaspoon of nutmeg. I microwaved them for about 2 minutes just before serving them so they'd be nice and hot. My husband and I absolutely loved them!
A bit bland but good. It needed some spices. I added some garlic rosemary and lemon juice to taste.
I took the advice of some other reviewers and steamed the carrots. I also used a squeeze of lemon 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and a 1/4 teaspoon of nut meg. I also had a carrots marinate in the sauce for about 20 minutes before serving I just covered the dish with an lid. This recipe was a favorite in my house!
This was the best recipe I've used for carrots and brown sugar.
I've been making carrots with brown sugar and butter for years. Hubby just loves them like this. They are not too sweet. I use canned carrots and do them in the microwave. Very easy. Using a little of the can juice to microwave them the butter and brown sugar end up being sort of a sweet marinade instead of really a sauce. I don't thicken it and actually discard most of the marinade. Just a little bit of the sweet flavor on the carrots is all you need.
