Cider Glazed Carrots

What’s dinner without a good side dish (or two)? These cider glazed carrots are the accompaniment that will help even your pickiest eaters fit veggies into their diet. 

For a complete meal, we recommend pairing these carrots with our Turkey Tenderloin and Cider Pan Sauce and Cider Sage Rolls to get the full #PickCider experience.  

Ingredients:

• 3 cups PDX Community Cider (two 12 oz. cans)  

• 1 tbsp Brown Sugar

• 1 tsp Fresh Thyme (if using dried, use ½ tsp) 

• 1 tbsp Brown Mustard 

• 2 lbs Small Baby Carrots

• 4 tbsp Butter (divided) 

• ½ tsp Kosher Salt

• ¼  tsp White Pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 

2. In a medium saucepan, pour in your PDX Community Cider. Add in the brown sugar, thyme and mustard and bring to a boil. Lower to a fast simmer until the mixture is reduced down to one cup.

3. While this glaze is reducing, lay out your small baby carrots on one baking sheet, making sure no carrots overlap. 

4. Melt 2 tbsp of your butter then brush on top of the carrots. Top them with salt and pepper. 

5. Roast carrots for 20 minutes in the oven and then remove. Leave the oven on. 

6. Once your glaze has been reduced down to one cup, add in the remaining 2 tbsp of butter and melt it in while stirring. 

7. Take the finished glaze and pour evenly on top of the carrots. 

8. Put the carrots back in the oven for 10-15 more minutes, or until tender. 

9. Remove the carrots from the oven. Place in a serving bowl. Use the cider glaze from the baking pan and pour on top of the carrots in the bowl. 

Cheers!