An easy, comforting and delicious Honey Glazed Carrots recipe, a perfect side to any dish whether it’s a holiday or not.
Honey Glazed Carrots
Now that summer is coming to an end, it’s time to shift gears to more comforting foods in our rotation. There are many holidays coming up and along with cooler days, it’s time to think about the hearty wholesome meals that make the upcoming season a little warmer.
Just last week I made a bone-in ham, when a rainy day made me run for an oven baked meal. For a vegetable side I made Honey Glazed Carrots, a favourite in our house, and a nice switch from our usual Roasted Parmesan Green Beans.
The beauty about Honey Glazed Carrots is that it goes so well with so many main meats from turkey to even whole chicken. Speaking of, do you know how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker?
This recipe for Honey Glazed Carrots has enough sweetness and herbs to satisfy, yet doesn’t overpower the rich carrot taste. The mild sweet flavour is thanks to the addition of honey.
Not just a favourite spread on toast {my oldest daughter cannot have toast without it!}, we use honey quite regularly in our home, and for various reasons.
5 Tips for using Honey:
1) Honey is a great substitute for sugar in most baking recipes.
You can find a sugar-honey converter online. Since honey burns easier than sugar, reduce the cooking temperature by 25 degrees.
I personally love to brush still-warm muffins with honey, to give it a quick sheen and a great taste. Next week I’ll be making batches of muffins to freeze and send for school lunches, and substituting honey for sugar in the recipe is more nutritious, plus my kids go crazy for them!
For those prepping for canning season, remember that you can substitute half the sugar called for in a canning recipe, with honey!
2) Always store honey at room temperature
Maybe this is more of a tip, yet it’s an important one. If it’s not room-temperature, it becomes too thick to easily work with. I like to keep ours on a pantry shelf at easy reach, though storing in a kitchen cupboard is great as well, just make sure it isn’t near a heat source like the oven or stove.
3) Use honey to salvage foods that are too spicy
Examples include chili and stews. I like to start with the addition of a 1/2 tsp of honey, and once completely stirred in, the mixture is much less spicy.
4) Sooth sore throats with hot water, lemon and honey!
This was my Mothers trick when I was young and something I reach for to this day.
5) Sweeten my tea or coffee with a teaspoon of honey instead of sugar
This is great, for less calories and a great taste.
So, What is your favourite way to use or bake with honey?
Here is the Honey Glazed Carrots recipe that I’ve been making for years, I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
An easy, comforting and delicious Honey Glazed Carrots recipe, a perfect side to any dish whether it's a holiday or not.
- 1-2 lb carrots peeled and cut into desired size
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 3 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp dill fresh or dried
- 2 tsp fresh thyme
- Boil carrots in a pot until el dente and drain the water
- Reducing stove heat to medium
- Add all the ingredients to the almost cooked carrots and gently toss to combine.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
mrdisco says
09/01/2015 at 1:46 pmthat looks really awesome
Stephanie LaPlante says
09/01/2015 at 4:15 pmThese sound delicious! I’d love to try them.
Lynda Cook says
09/01/2015 at 4:40 pmI’m not a huge fan of carrots, but do like cooked ones and especially ones that are honey-glazed
heidi c. says
09/01/2015 at 7:41 pmI love honey, especially in my tea. our carrots are just coming up in the garden so I can’t wait to make your recipe.
Jamie hall says
09/01/2015 at 8:46 pmI had no idea that honey cuts down on the spicyness
Angie says
09/01/2015 at 10:13 pmI am bookmarking this recipe for when my garden carrots are ready!
Doris Calvert says
09/02/2015 at 3:46 amI usually use all those ingredients but never the honey, going to try it,never thought of that!
Cheryl says
09/02/2015 at 6:42 amThe carrots sound yummy!! Must try 🙂
Louanne Baelde says
09/02/2015 at 9:21 amI am definitely trying this recipe for the carrots tonight! Thank you for sharing.
Judy Cowan says
09/02/2015 at 10:40 amYum, I love adding honey to our carrots! I also use honey in my tea all the time.
Allison R says
09/02/2015 at 1:08 pmI love carrots with my comfort food dinners. Growing up we always did the butter and brown sugar on the carrots. This sounds so delicious and I love the link you provided Billybee.ca that has the conversions to using honey in other recipes instead of sugar. Something I have been wanting to do. Thanks for posting.
nicolthepickle says
09/03/2015 at 3:21 amThis looks good, and I just happen to have some fresh carrots and dill in my garden.
I like to use honey in homemade graham crackers and honey cake.
Julie F says
09/03/2015 at 7:10 amThese look so good, I will have to try them out on the grandkids to see if this will encourage them to eat carrots!
Piroska says
09/03/2015 at 12:06 pmLooks delicious! I’ve got a bunch of carrots to harvest from our garden, and I’m going to make this!
Caroline says
09/03/2015 at 3:59 pmI love that extra bit of sweetness to the carrots!
Alayne Langford says
09/03/2015 at 6:28 pmThank you for your recipe! I take a teaspoon of honey every day, it is good for the digestive system! 🙂 best cure for sore throats according to doctor in Emerg!! 🙂
Robin R says
09/04/2015 at 8:04 amGlazed carrots always go over big in my house. The kids love them.
Jeanette says
09/04/2015 at 8:18 amI never knew that honey can cool down spicy food! I am going to be using this a lot! Great post I learned a lot from this post! You carrots look delicious!
Andrea says
09/04/2015 at 9:14 amThose look good! Thanks for sharing!
Krista M says
09/04/2015 at 10:08 amI think this would be great for my son who has special needs & issues with foods like vegetables. I’ve been looking for ways to make veggies more appealing to his tastes & I am definitely trying these. The honey may just be the answer I’ve been looking for!
Brett Martin says
09/04/2015 at 12:34 pmMy husband and I were just talking about how we liked our carrots. I prefer them honey glazed while he likes his steamed.
Aubrey says
09/04/2015 at 12:37 pmI love cooked carrots. This would make a great side.
Maureen says
09/04/2015 at 12:53 pmThis is my favorite way to make carrots. It draws on their natural sweetness so well!
Mistee Dawn says
09/04/2015 at 1:09 pmI love carrots! And these look so good. I will definitely be trying these!
Mandi says
09/04/2015 at 1:42 pmI’ll have to make these. I bet the kids would love them and we need a new side dish for dinners!
RobynL says
09/04/2015 at 1:48 pmI do this but haven’t used honey; will try this.
good to know about the BillyBee site for converting sugar to honey amounts.
Amber says
09/04/2015 at 5:27 pmI never would have thought to use honey with carrots! But those look absolutely delicious! I am intrigued to try this now.
Ann Bacciaglia says
09/04/2015 at 6:42 pmI love to add honey to my Tea. It is great when you have a sore throat. Honey Baked Chicken is delicious as well.
Elizabeth Lampman says
09/04/2015 at 6:45 pmI use honey on a ton of things. I love dipping my chicken in it. Peanut butter and honey is my favorite sandwich. I will have to try this recipe. It looks delicious.
gingermommyrants says
09/04/2015 at 6:47 pmI love glazed carrots. The kids put honey in their smoothies in the morning. I like it in my tea and on my cereal.
tess says
09/04/2015 at 7:26 pmThese look so wonderful! I love any form of carrots. Yum!
valerie says
09/04/2015 at 8:58 pmI have to try these; what an idea
Autumn says
09/04/2015 at 10:41 pmI did not know honey could be used for so many things! Thanks for sharing!
Sabrina says
09/05/2015 at 1:10 amI love cooking a large batch of carrots and just leaving it in the fridge! It’s great as a snack or to add as a side to other meals!
angela m says
09/05/2015 at 8:56 amI think I could get my daughters to eat carrots this way. Thank for the recipe.
Ourfamilyworld says
09/05/2015 at 9:14 amWe had this for dinner. That looks delicious! Next time I’ll try it with honey.
kathy downey says
09/05/2015 at 6:11 pmThis is a must try,they look delicious
Kristin Wheeler (Mama Luvs Books) says
09/05/2015 at 6:30 pmYUM! This looks perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish or any meal of the week!!! Getting my kids to eat their veggies are easier when they are sweet!
Josie Tusa says
09/05/2015 at 9:36 pmThese look so yummy. I’ve got to try them. I love honey garlic chicken wings as well
Sandy says
09/07/2015 at 1:09 amThe honey glazed carrots look delicious. I like to use honey to make a soothing drink containing milk, honey, cinnamon. I only make it once in a while though. I’ve also heard that honey can be used to make a great hair mask for dry hair.
Jennifer Pridemore says
09/07/2015 at 8:34 amThese honey glazed carrots look so delicious! They would be a perfect side dish for my pot roast.
Lena says
09/07/2015 at 11:08 pmI had a mistake ones putting honey into the fridge and that didn’t end well!
Angela Massis says
09/08/2015 at 6:01 amThanks for sharing those delicious carrots. I know my family will really enjoy this recipe.
Kat Est says
09/10/2015 at 9:50 amThese carrots look SO good! I just pinned the recipe too – our local farm stand down the road has amazing produce, and the flavor in their carrots is amazing! Can’t wait to try this!
Anne Taylor says
09/10/2015 at 11:54 amYum! These sound so good! Can’t go wrong with honey and carrots! Thanks for the inspiration!
Debbie W says
09/13/2015 at 7:36 amI did this, but I wrapped them in foil and popped them in the oven to keep them warm. The glaze was amazing.
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
09/23/2015 at 1:25 amWow honey glazed carrots definitely take me back to my childhood. Delicious!
Theresa Black says
11/15/2015 at 8:15 amThese look so yummy. Thanks for sharing.