Pan-Glazed Carrots: A SWEET and SAVORY Delight

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while maintaining flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed and has a lower glycemic index.

Start with cold water in a pan, just barely covering the carrots.

Add about 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of salted butter to the water.

Add a heaping soup spoon of dark brown sugar, approximately 1 and 1/2 tablespoons.

Optionally, add honey to taste.

Bring the water to a simmer and cover the pan briefly for about 2 minutes.

Check the carrots; they should be hot and almost cooked after 2 minutes.

Continue cooking until the water evaporates, leaving just the carrots, sugar, and butter.

Crank the heat to about half medium and stir the carrots to achieve caramelization.

Deglaze the pan with a little bit of water to create a syrup at the bottom.

Remove from heat once the desired caramelization is reached.

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