Apple-Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots

Name: Apple-Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Europe, German
Ingredients: 2 pounds medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces; 1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted, optional

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Cook: 3-1/4 hours

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Carrots seem so simple, but this recipe is something special. Sweet and buttery, it was a favorite my mother always used to serve around the holidays. —Darlis Wilfer, West Bend, Wisconsin

Ingredients

2 pounds medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted, optional

Directions

In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine carrots and apple juice. Cook, covered, on high until carrots are tender, 3-4 hours.
Remove carrots from slow cooker; discard juices. Return carrots to slow cooker. Stir in brown sugar, butter and salt. Cook, covered, on high until carrots are glazed, 15-20 minutes longer. If desired, sprinkle with pecans.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 314 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 404mg sodium, 52g carbohydrate (41g sugars, 6g fiber), 2g protein.

Carrots seem so simple, but this recipe is something special. Sweet and buttery, it was a favorite my mother always used to serve around the holidays. —Darlis Wilfer, West Bend, Wisconsin

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