Glaze of Glory Candied Carrots

HealthierMamasita

PER SERVING (1 cup): 94 calories, 1.25g fat, 286mg sodium, 21.5g carbs, 3g fiber, 10g sugars, 1g protein -- POINTS® value 1*

Let these babies cook all day! There are carrots, peppers, and onions in a fruity, yummy sauce. All the sweet goodness of glazed carrots without the gooey, gloppy, sugary calories.




Ingredients:
One 32-oz. bag (about 6 cups) baby carrots
1 onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
1/4 cup sugar-free apricot preserves (like the kind by Smucker's)
2 tbsp. brown sugar (not packed )
1 1/2 tbsp. light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown)
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt, or more to taste
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Optional: black pepper, cayenne pepper, ground ginger

Directions:
Place all veggies in the crock pot.

In a small dish, combine preserves, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Stir well. Top veggies in the crock pot with this mixture.

Use a large spoon to stir the contents of the crock pot up a bit. (Don't worry if the preserves mixture isn't completely distributed.)

Cover and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours OR on low for 7 - 8 hours, stirring occasionally (if you're around to do it; if not, it's okay).

Once veggies are cooked, turn off the heat on the crock pot. Give contents a good stir, ensuring that the sauce is evenly distributed.

In a smal l dish, combine cornstarch with 2 tbsp. cold water, and stir until cornstarch has dissolved. Add to crock pot and mix well.

Leave pot uncovered for 15 minutes to allow sauce to thicken. Stir and, if you like, add additional salt and optional ingredients to taste. Then enjoy!

MAKES 7 SERVINGS

SillySkittles

This looks reeeeeeeeeeaally GOOD!!!

kelligirl

Those sound good. I'll have to make them to surprise my boyfriend. On Monday I suggested that we make some carrots (roasted or steamed) and he said "with brown sugar?" :bigsmile: I frowned at him and said, "ah, nooooooooo." :noway: Our cooking and eating styles are nowhere even similar to each others.... but he's learning. I tried his way when we meet 6 years ago and here I am now, 30 pounds later. We're trying it my way this time!