Spiced Sweet Carrots

Ingredients

  • baby carrots 2 lbs
  • salt 1.5 tsp
  • unsalted butter 1.5 tbsp
  • brown sugar 3/8 cup
  • zest of 1 orange
  • spice mix 3/4 tsp

Spice Mix – makes 6 tsp

This spice mix is also really good blended into butter!

  • ground cardamom 1.5 tbsp
  • ground cinnamon 3/4 tsp
  • ground mace 1/4 tsp
  • ground cloves 1/4 tsp
  • ground grains of paradise 1/8 tsp

Steps

  1. grind spices (if needed)
  2. mix spices and set aside
  3. boil water
  4. cook carrots in boiling water with salt 8 min or until done (fork tender)
  5. in a separate pot, melt butter and sugar
  6. zest orange
  7. add spices and orange zest to butter and sugar and stir to combine
  8. keep mixture on low until carrots finish cooking
  9. drain carrots
  10. add carrots to pan with sugar mixture and stir to coat
  11. turn heat up to medium and stir for a few minutes to ensure carrots are thoroughly coated