Orange Maple Glazed Carrots are a fast and simple side dish recipe ready in 20 minutes! Perfect for holiday dinners like Easter. Fresh and sweet flavors of orange and maple syrup in a simple sauce. Gluten free and vegan. #glazedcarrots #easterrecipes #sidedishrecipes
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 30 Min or Less, Gluten Free, Holiday, Vegan, Vegetarian
Wash your carrots and trim as desired. Slice if you wish or keep whole.
1 pound carrots
Zest the orange and set the zest aside for later.
1 orange
Put the carrots in a large skillet with the stock, 1/4 cup orange juice from the orange you have zested, 1 Tablespoon of maple syrup and salt. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
1 orange, 1/4 cup vegetable stock, 3 Tablespoons maple syrup, 1/4 teaspoon salt
Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer until the carrots are just tender, approximately 5 minutes for cut carrots and 8-10 minutes for whole carrots. Turn or stir carrots about halfway through.
Remove the lid. Continue cooking until the liquid reduces to approximately 2 Tablespoons.
Add the rest of the maple syrup and zest of the orange. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens.
3 Tablespoons maple syrup, 1 orange
Remove from the heat. Add the juice of 1/2 lemon for brightness. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and additional orange juice as desired. Serve warm.
1/2 lemon
Notes
Fresh orange juice is best here but bottled could work in a pinch. Bottled juice has more sugar so you may need to adjust other flavors like less maple or more salt.If you are a little short on the orange juice from your orange, replace the difference with more stock.