Baby carrots in a slow cooker might not seem like much of a side dish at first, but with our slow-cooker carrots recipe, you're about to be deliciously surprised! Brown sugar carrots in a slow cooker come together fast, with a dash of salt, brown sugar, butter, and a sprinkle of parsley before serving. Don't forget to spoon any extra glazed carrot sauce from the slow cooker onto the dish. It's a simple recipe, that's simply splendid.
More About This Recipe
- Now introducing: your new favorite side dish. These slow-cooker carrots simmer in a brown sugar mixture for 4 to 5 hours giving them a sweet, buttery flavor that pairs perfectly with a variety of main dishes like ham, turkey or beef. Carrots are also highly nutritious. They are a great source of beta-carotene, fiber, vitamin K, potassium and antioxidants, and have also been linked to lower cholesterol levels, weight loss and improved eye health. Carrots get their orange color from the presence of beta-carotene, but carrots can also be found in yellow, white, red and purple colors. We have even more ways to include vegetables in your meals from sheet-pan meals, to veggie pizza. Browse our vegetable recipes and you’ll never avoid eating your veggies again (they’re that good!).
Slow-Cooker Brown-Sugared Baby Carrots
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 4 hr 5 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 10
Ingredients
- 1 bag (32 oz) ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
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Step1Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, place carrots; sprinkle with salt, brown sugar and butter.
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Step2Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 to 5 hours, stirring after 2 hours, or until carrots are desired tenderness.
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Step3Spoon carrots into serving bowl; spoon any sauce from slow cooker over carrots. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Stir before serving. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition
100
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 100
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 310mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 310%
- 310%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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