Flavor Packed Maple Butter Carrots

by zesty on August 5, 2009 · 12 comments

Happy Wednesday!  Phew… what a day!  We will get on that in a minute.  I have been working on house decisions what feels like all day yesterday as the builders had made some great progress and had lots of questions as the floor system got underway today.  House Update Below!!!!

On to the carrots!  These babies were amazing.  As part of the huge barbecue feast from yesterday we had some fresh garden carrots that were just aching to be kicked up with some Canadian Maple Syrup.  Now not that this carrot recipe is low in fat… but I really enjoyed them.

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Here are the simple step by step instructions on how to spin these carrots for your next dinner.

Ingredients

  • Carrots
  • 1 Tbsp. Butter
  • 1 Tbsp. Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 Tsp. Fresh Thyme
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Method

  1. Wash carrots and cut ends off.
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  3. Cut into pieces and place in pot and cover with water.
  4. Bring to a boil and cook until fork tender.
  5. Drain water, turn off heat and place pot back on the burner.
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  7. Season immediately while hot, add butter, thyme and maple syrup.
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  9. Stir and serve.
  10. ENJOY!

Zesty Tip: I like to slightly under cook vegetables as I find they taste better than when they are mushy.  So I like to keep a close eye and try to cut them similar in size so they cook evenly.

House Update

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So there you have it! Some kicked up carrots and a zesty house update. Have yourself a great Wednesday and I will see you all tomorrow for a very “Beantown” menu choice.

Take care

zesty

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1 Lara (Thinspired) August 5, 2009 at 10:51 am

Maple! I tried to make these the other day (my mom used to make them when I was little), but I used honey. They did not turn out very good! I will try maple next time. Thanks, Zesty ;)

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2 Lainie August 5, 2009 at 12:08 pm

Your house is looking fab Zesty! I’m not a huge cooked carrot fan but yours actually looked really good….I may have to test them out one of these days. Hope you are well! -LC

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3 Jen @ MaplenCornbread August 5, 2009 at 12:39 pm

I LOVE maple carrots!!!!!! Great dish!! :)

House looks like its coming right along :)

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4 Meg August 5, 2009 at 12:53 pm

Yum! I could eat a ton of these!

Looks like the house is coming along! How exciting!

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5 Shelby August 5, 2009 at 2:22 pm

I could eat a whole lb of those carrots! They look so delicious!

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6 Beth @ CrossBorderCravings August 5, 2009 at 3:28 pm

these look fantastic!! i’ll give this a try soon

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7 pigpigscorner August 5, 2009 at 4:15 pm

carrots with maple syrup sounds fantastic! So exciting to see your house ‘growing’ day by day!

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8 Gina August 5, 2009 at 4:29 pm

Wow your house is coming along so fast!! That’s amazing.
Great carrot recipe, I actually almost baught some frozen glazed carrots today, on sale, but this recipe looks quick and easy so I’m glad I didn’t buy them!

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9 Spotty Prep August 5, 2009 at 6:29 pm

I am definitely making those carrots! I completely agree regarding undercooking vegetables :) Looking forward to your Boston menu!

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10 Lynn August 6, 2009 at 5:27 am

Those carrots look absolutely fantastic, I will be using the recipe soon!! Mmm, thanks for sharing.

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