These slow cooker glazed carrots are a super easy side dish that’s perfect for a casual dinner or a holiday gathering!
Sweet and savory brown sugar glazed carrots are coated in butter and sugar and cooked to tender perfection. Your whole family will love these slow cooker carrots!
One thing you’ll always find in my fridge is a bag of carrots. They’re cheap, healthy, they last for weeks, and they’re my go to when I need an easy veggie side. These slow cooker glazed carrots are the perfect side dish for a busy weeknight or for Thanksgiving dinner. Glazed carrots is a classic dish that never goes out of style and making it in the crock pot is just so easy. It also frees up oven space if you’re preparing a big holiday meal!
How to make glazed carrots
These slow cooker carrots are made with sliced carrots, brown sugar, butter and some spices. That’s it!! Everything goes into the slow cooker for about 3 hours and what comes out is tender carrots in the most delicious sauce. I add a little parsley at the end just for color, but you can skip that step if you like. After my carrots are cooked through, I typically like to thicken the glaze a bit, although this is also an optional step. I thicken the glaze by removing the cover of the slow cooker and cooking the carrots for another 15 minutes. This step helps to reduce and thicken the sauce which helps it cling to the carrots.
For this dish, you can use full sized carrots that have been peeled and cut into rounds, or you can use a bag of baby carrots if you prefer. I think the carrot coins are prettier, so I always go that route. My kids love these glazed carrots too, this recipe is one of their favorite side dishes! These slow cooker glazed carrots will definitely be on my holiday table this year, they’re easy, cheap, beautiful and delicious. How can you go wrong with that?
More easy side dishes
- Honey Roasted Carrots
- Pomegranate Pecan Brussels Sprouts
- Broccoli and Cheese Casserole
- Bacon Ranch Green Beans
- Green Bean Bundles
Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots
Ingredients
- 2 lbs carrots peeled and sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Place the carrots in a slow cooker. In a small bowl, whisk together the butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Pour the brown sugar mixture over the carrots and toss to coat.
- Cook on HIGH for 3 hours or until carrots are tender. If you'd like to thicken the glaze, remove the cover and cook on HIGH for an additional 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Jen says
These are awesome! What an easy side dish for a holiday meal. I cut the carrots like the picture , doubled the whole recipe and kept it on low for about 6 hours. I did turn the crock pot off
For a little bc I was worried they’d get too soft. They turned out perfectly and everyone raved!
Katie says
Honestly these have become my family’s go-to recipe for an orange veg for all of our holidays! So easy but so tasty! I usually scale up to a 3lb bag of carrots but super yummy!
Barbara says
Can you cook the night before I’m crockpot and heat the next day. Or Will sauce dry up?
Sara says
It should be fine just reheated it covered.
Susan says
should there be liquid of some kind to add or is whats in the ingredients enough?
Sara says
The carrots will release liquid as they cook!
MacKenzie says
What size slow cooker did you use?
Sara says
4 quart
Jeanne Wells says
Mine is 3.5 quart. Is that okay or should I use my larger, which is 6 or 7 quart?
Sara says
I use a 4 quart slow cooker. If you can fit all the carrots into the 3.5 quart it should be fine, just make sure there’s some clearance on the top so the air can circulate.
Jeanne Wells says
I must be missing somerhing. I have two pounds of carrots in my 3.5 quart slow cooker. It isn’t even half full. I got the impression from your earlier reply that they might not fit at all.
Sara says
You’re not missing anything, there’s no problem with that.
Jeanne Wells says
We loved the carrots. My new go-to recipe for carrots. Thanks. I’ll have to check out your other recipes.
Cathy says
I am doubling the recipe and taking to a large gathering of RVers from all over the United States. Last year, the carrots were the first thing on the table to be gone! Thus, the double batch. Thanks for making my Thanksgiving a breeze!! It’s a great potluck option.
B says
Dumb question, can you substitute anything for the butter? My dad hates butter.
Sara says
You could try margarine or olive oil!
Lauren says
Coconut oil would be delicious!
Stephanie says
I don’t cook in the crockpot very often…do I need to stir this at any point? Or just let it sit?
Sara says
Just let it sit, if you open the crockpot it will reduce the temperature and take a long time to come back up to the correct heat level.
Melissa says
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
Sara says
It doesn’t really matter here since you’re adding salt to the recipe and can adjust to taste! I typically use salted butter because that’s what I have on hand.
Melissa says
Absolutely yummy it was so easy to do and convenient while at work
Marcia says
What cook time would you suggest if I was only making ½ of the recipe (1lb of carrots) on low. Thanks!
Sara says
I’d cook on high for 2 hours or until they’re tender!
Lorraine says
Hi
I am tripling the recipee so would like to cook them for 5 hours. Do you think ii can cook this at home for 1 hour, travel 1.5 hour and then restart the cooking when I reach my party destination ? Any other suggestions.
Thanks.
Sara says
It would make more sense to cook them at home, then reheat them when you get to your destination!
Danielle says
If I make night before, how long and what temp in crock would I need to set to re-heat 2 pounds? How about 4 pounds?
Sara says
I’d cook on low for 1-2 hours to reheat!
Jacque Lother says
Oh my! Thank you for this wonderful recipe that I included in our Easter dinner! My family of “foodies” loved it!’ And, it was so easy to make the night before and just put on to cook in the morning. I will be a regular on your website from now on!
Sara says
So happy to hear that everyone enjoyed it, I appreciate you reporting back!
Carol says
I’m making these but will use 4 pounds if carrots do I double the sauce then
Sara says
Yes double the sauce!
Lindsay says
hi! if I tripled the recipe how long would you cook it for?
Sara says
I’d cook on high for 4-5 hours, and make sure you’re using a larger crock pot like a 6 quart oval so that they cook evenly!
Lynn says
Can I use honey instead of the brown sugar?
Sara says
Yes that’s fine!
Mari Bell says
How long would you cook on low?
Sara says
Low for 6 hours!
Vanessa says
I normally don’t care for cooked carrots, but this sweetened them up just enough to be perfect for consumption! PLUS, it was so easy,! I cooked them while I did my nightly chores and BAM my side was already cooked for dinner tomorrow. 🙂
Sara says
So glad to hear you enjoyed them!!
SMc says
Delicious! And easy. Everyone at dinner raved about these carrots. This will be a staple side dish at our house now. Thanks for this recipe!
Sara says
So glad you enjoyed them, thanks for reporting back!
Jazmyne McArn says
Can you make these carrots using baby carrots ?
Sara says
Yes that will work fine!