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

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, place carrots; sprinkle with salt, brown sugar and butter.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 to 5 hours, stirring after 2 hours, or until carrots are desired tenderness.
  • Step 
    3
    Spoon 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.

  • Add 1 medium onion, cut into wedges, with the carrots.
  • Carrots can be held on Low heat setting up to 1 hour.
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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
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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