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    Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots

    Published: Oct 30, 2019 · Modified: Dec 1, 2020 by Ned Adams · This post may contain affiliate links · 25 Comments

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    Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots are a deliciously sweet vegetable side dish, perfect for the holidays or any time of the year.

    Looking for more Thanksgiving side dishes? Try our Bacon Green Bean Casserole or Southern Style Creamed Corn.

    Quad-colored carrots in a thick honey glaze garnished with fresh time in a green bowl.
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    • Carrot Side Dish Recipe
    • Do different colored carrots taste different?
    • How to make Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots
    • Holiday Side Dish Recipes
    • Our favorite tools to make Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots!
    • Other Related Thanksgiving Recipes
    • Get the Recipe

    The holidays are coming and with that, comes all of our favorite foods. I don't know about you, but we tend to take all the healthy vegetables and douse them in butter, sugar, wrap it in bacon, or all of the above.

    But it's just one meal a year, right? We can skip watching our girlish figures for one day.

    Carrot Side Dish Recipe

    We absolutely love making these honey glazed carrots because it's one of the easiest dishes to prepare with very little effort. You can make them in either the Dutch oven or a large 12" skillet.

    Normally, we use common every day orange carrots throughout the year. However for the holidays, we like to get a little fancy, so we used rainbow carrots.

    The assortment we got contained orange, purple, yellow, and white. Red carrots were the only ones not available.

    Do different colored carrots taste different?

    Yes, they do, but not wildly so. And they have different nutrients too.

    Orange carrots are the sweetest, which is why they're the most popular. Purple are sweet as well and have a lovely orange center. White and yellow are fairly mild or mellow in flavor.

    How to make Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots

    Ingredients necessary to make honey glazed carrots: Dutch oven, rainbow carrots (orange, yellow, purple, and white), butter, salt, pepper, honey, brown sugar, and fresh time.

    If you don't have a Dutch oven or want to use it, you can use a 12" cast iron skillet or any other skillet of your choosing. You will want to use a pot or pan that is both oven and stove safe (otherwise, you'll have to clean two pans/pots).

    A stick of butter melted in a dutch oven.

    Toss a stick of butter into the dutch oven and put it in the oven. Turn on the oven to 350°F to preheat. We all know it's best to cook in heated cast iron, might as well melt the butter in it while it's warming up.

    White, yellow, orange, and purple diagonally sliced carrots are added to the melted butter in the Dutch oven.

    Once the butter has melted, toss in the carrots, stirring well to coat them in the butter.

    Salt, pepper, and fresh thyme now season the buttered carrots.

    Season with salt, pepper, and fresh thyme. Mix the carrots as well.

    Honey being poured over the seasoned carrots in the Dutch oven.

    Pour in the honey, stirring as you go to evenly coat the seasoned carrots.

    Sprinkle the brown sugar over the carrots (as evenly as possible), pop on the lid, and toss it all in the oven for at least 45 minutes. If you're making only a half-batch, 30 minutes is sufficient. Conversely, they could take up to an hour to cook, it all depends on how thick they have been sliced and how many pounds you are actually cooking.

    Cooked rainbow carrots garnished with fresh thyme in a honey glaze sauce that has been reduced.

    Remove from the oven once the carrots are fork tender. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the carrots to a serving bowl, cover, and keep warm.

    Place the Dutch oven on the stove and turn the heat to medium-high. Bring the buttery-sauce to a high simmer and allow it to reduce. This took about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once the sauce has thickened to the desired consistency, remove from heat and pour the glaze over the carrots, stir, and garnish with fresh thyme.

    Dutch oven honey glazed carrots in a green serving bowl garnished with fresh thyme.

    Holiday Side Dish Recipes

    If you're looking of other recipes to adorn your table this holiday season, then I've got you covered. I teamed up with several blogger friends, who all have created holiday side dishes.

    Don't forget to check out the other awesome Holiday Side Dishes posted today:
    • Balsamic Mustard Brussels Sprouts from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
    • Broccoli Cheese Casserole from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
    • Cheddar Green Bean Casserole from Kate's Recipe Box
    • Cranberry Leek Wild Recipe from The Complete Savorist
    • Easy Southern Succatash from Blogghetti
    • Herbed Hasselback Potatoes from Family Around the Table
    • Honey Roasted Carrots with Thyme from Sweet Beginnings
    • Hot Honey Skillet Corn from Our Good Life
    • Okra Casserole from The Spiffy Cookie
    • Par-Baked Dinner Rolls from Karen's Kitchen Stories
    • Pepper Bacon Mac N Cheese from Simply Inspired Meals
    • Roasted Garlic and Herb Mushrooms from Cook with Renu
    • Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon from Renee's Kitchen Adventures
    • Sauteed Chayote Squash with Onions and Bacon from A Day in the Life on the Farm
    • Slow Cooker Macaroni and Cheese from Palatable Pastime
    Honey Glazed Carrots in the Dutch oven.

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    Other Related Thanksgiving Recipes

    • Freshly made cranberry sauce garnished with orange zest.
      Homemade Cranberry Sauce
    • Glistening breast portion of the turkey on a platter garnished with herbs, oranges, and cranberries.
      Herb Butter Turkey
    • A large portion of sausage stuffing served on a blue plate with a fork.
      Skillet Sausage Stuffing
    • Easy skillet gravy is in a glass gravy pitcher with meatballs in the background.
      Easy Skillet Pan Gravy

    If you tried these Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots or any other recipe on my blog, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. Thanks for visiting!

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    Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots in a green serving bowl garnished with fresh thyme.
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    5 from 11 votes

    Dutch Oven Honey Glazed Carrots

    Honey Glazed Carrots are cooked in your favorite cast iron in a thickened honey sauce, perfect for your holiday table or any day of the week.
    Prep Time20 minutes mins
    Cook Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
    Total Time1 hour hr 25 minutes mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 304kcal
    Author: Ned Adams
    Cost: $5
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    Equipment

    • 5 qt. Dutch oven or larger
    • 12-inch cast iron skillet

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter 1 stick
    • 2 lbs carrots sliced; orange or rainbow
    • ½ teaspoon salt to taste
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper to taste
    • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme stems removed, leaves only
    • 1 cup honey
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
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    Instructions

    • Place the butter in the Dutch oven (or skillet).
    • Put the cast iron in the oven and pre-heat the oven to 350°F
    • Once the butter has melted, while the oven is still pre-heating, remove the cast iron.
    • Add the carrots to the melted butter and stir well.
    • Season with salt, pepper, and thyme, stirring well
    • Pour the honey over the seasoned carrots, stirring as its poured.
    • Cover the carrots with brown sugar.
    • Cook in the oven for 45-60 minutes, or until the carrots are fork tender
    • Once the carrots are cooked, transfer them to a serving bowl, cover, and keep warm.
    • Over medium-high heat, bring the honey sauce to a high simmer.
    • Reduce for 5 minutes, stirring occassionaly, until the liquid resembles a syrup.
    • Pour the hot syrup over the waiting carrots, stir well.
    • Garnish with fresh thyme and serve.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 399mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 19340IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg

    Dutch Oven Daddy is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.

    Did you try this recipe?Leave me a comment and rating below or Tag @DutchOvenDaddy on Instagram to show us your photos!

    This post has been updated from its original May 16, 2017 publishing with new content, photography, clarified recipe card, and links to other recipes.

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    1. D says

      November 10, 2024 at 10:57 am

      5 stars
      Great way to fix carrots.

      Reply
    2. Angela says

      March 29, 2024 at 11:07 am

      5 stars
      We made these for our dinner last night using plant based butter. What a hit! The glaze finished off the carrots perfectly as well. We'll be making this again!

      Reply
    3. TAYLER ROSS says

      March 29, 2024 at 10:30 am

      5 stars
      I made these carrots for an early Easter celebration last night and they were delicious! Definitely a new favorite!

      Reply
    4. Carrie Robinson says

      March 29, 2024 at 7:52 am

      5 stars
      Yum! This would make the perfect side dish for Easter dinner! 🙂

      Reply
    5. Jacqueline says

      March 02, 2023 at 1:15 am

      5 stars
      I thought there was other veg in their too before realising it was different colours of carrots. They look yummy!

      Reply
    6. Nikki says

      March 01, 2023 at 6:49 pm

      5 stars
      Simple yet flavorful and elegant. This is a perfect side dish for any meal.

      Reply
    7. Gina Abernathy says

      March 01, 2023 at 5:54 pm

      5 stars
      Love the colorful carrots. This recipe is so good! The brown sugar added just the right amount of sweetness. My husband loves carrots and he gave this dish a thumbs up!

      Reply
    8. Anjali says

      March 01, 2023 at 5:47 pm

      5 stars
      These honey glazed carrots were cooked perfectly and tasted amazing!! My kids gobbled them up and asked for seconds!

      Reply
    9. Shelby says

      March 01, 2023 at 3:25 pm

      5 stars
      This is the perfect quick and easy way to jazz up carrots on busy weeknights. I also love that you used rainbow carrots!

      Reply
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