Maple Brown Sugar Baby Carrots recipe - 188 calories

Here’s a great recipe for baby carrots - because of the sauce that gets absorbed into them, the carrots will have a very nice texture and flavor. Very simple and tasty, this recipe will be appreciated even by those who don’t like carrots!

Maple Brown Sugar Baby Carrots recipe - 188 calories

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs baby carrots
3 tablespoons maple syrup
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1/3 cup water
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation:
1. Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for about 5-8 minutes (until the carrots are crisp-tender).
3. Uncover and cook for about 5 more minutes (until the juices are reduced).
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Servings: 4

Nutritional information for one serving:
Calories: 188
Calories from fat: 80
Total fat: 8.9g
Cholesterol: 22mg
Sodium: 197mg
Total carbs: 27.5g
Dietary fiber: 3.1g
Protein: 1.2g
WW points: 4

Photo credit: lazyme

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Atif on January 11th, 2009 at 11:25 am

Wow, usually something that looks that good has a lot of calories. I must try this.

Thanks for sharing.

Techboy on January 11th, 2009 at 6:17 pm

I could eat a whole bowl of just those carrots!

Kim on January 12th, 2009 at 6:47 am

Yum! My mom use to make a very similar dish when i was a child. She used regular carrots cut into “coins” (Baby carrots didn’t exist yet) and the only thing different is she didn’t use maple syrup. Just butter and brown sugar on steamed carrots. A very fond childhood memory. Thanks for bringing that back to me.

annna on January 12th, 2009 at 3:29 pm

ooo.. I’m more interested at the meat next to the carrots. Hehe

laane on January 13th, 2009 at 10:14 am

I’ve made it without the maple syrup. It tasted delicious! Thanks!

aries33 on January 14th, 2009 at 12:30 am

nice dish, protein and vitamins plus pytochemicals coming from carrots. Just don’t like fats especially if it is LDL.
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iceah on January 14th, 2009 at 2:06 am

could I ask if there is a substitute for maple syrup, sometimes it’s not readily available n our place c: please answer it I really love to try this c:

On a Diet Reply:
January 14th, 2009 at 10:10 am

Here’s an easy substitute for maple syrup. Ingredients needed:

1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon maple extract (or vanilla extract)
1 teaspoon butter
1 cup boiling water

Place the granulated sugar in a heavy skillet. Heat until the sugar melts and turns brown (keep the heat very low so the sugar doesn’t burn). Meanwhile, place the brown sugar into a heavy saucepan. Pour water over the brown sugar and bring to a boil (without stirring). Add the caramelized white sugar to the melted brown sugar in the saucepan. Simmer, stirring often, until the syrup has thickened. Remove from the heat, and whisk in the butter and maple/vanilla extract.

This makes about 1 cup.

Cleanse Rx on January 15th, 2009 at 2:36 am

This dish sounds too good to be healthy but it is! Another great recipe to have when trying to lose weight.

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Lynda Lehmann on January 18th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

Looks like a great way to keep those baby carrots I keep buying, from eventually getting tossed! Why didn’t I think of using maple syrup? lol…

Teavalize on January 19th, 2009 at 7:44 am

Wow great. I must try this recipe since I love carrots a lot. I have been thinking of some recipe that has carrots and it’s so hard, I been surfing also the net and I’m very thankful I found this blog. I’m really excited and try the sauce that will ultimately my tongue will not stop craving.

iceah on January 20th, 2009 at 12:58 am

thanx for the reply c: also I read laane’s reply making without the maple syrup it still tastes good she says I’ll try both c: thanx so much for sharing this c:

iceah on January 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 am

I featured your blog and this recipe in my other blog c: check it out if you have time c:

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thanx for sharing this to me c:
iceah of Chicken Heart

Laura on January 23rd, 2009 at 2:12 pm

I came across this blog yesterday and made this recipe last night. It came out absolutely delicious.

Jen on January 24th, 2009 at 6:43 am

I love all these great recipes!

Are there going to be any more soon?

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