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November 9, 2017 By Sara 88 Comments

Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots

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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!

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Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots in a baking dish.

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!

A crock pot of slow cooker carrots with a serving spoon in it.

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.

Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots in a crock pot.

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?

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Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots
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Slow Cooker Glazed Carrots

These slow cooker glazed carrots are a super easy side dish that's perfect for a casual dinner or a holiday gathering!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword glazed carrots, slow cooker glazed carrots
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 132kcal
Author Sara Welch

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 375mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 19120IU | Vitamin C: 6.7mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 0.4mg

Filed Under: Side Dishes Tagged With: Carrots

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Comments

  1. Jen says

    December 26, 2019 at 1:06 pm

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
  2. Katie says

    December 24, 2019 at 8:15 am

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
  3. Barbara says

    December 21, 2019 at 7:54 am

    Can you cook the night before I’m crockpot and heat the next day. Or Will sauce dry up?

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    • Sara says

      December 21, 2019 at 11:37 am

      It should be fine just reheated it covered.

      Reply
  4. Susan says

    November 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm

    should there be liquid of some kind to add or is whats in the ingredients enough?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 27, 2019 at 12:01 pm

      The carrots will release liquid as they cook!

      Reply
  5. MacKenzie says

    November 25, 2019 at 3:50 am

    What size slow cooker did you use?

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    • Sara says

      November 25, 2019 at 8:18 am

      4 quart

      Reply
    • Jeanne Wells says

      December 23, 2019 at 7:34 am

      Mine is 3.5 quart. Is that okay or should I use my larger, which is 6 or 7 quart?

      Reply
      • Sara says

        December 23, 2019 at 8:29 am

        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.

        Reply
        • Jeanne Wells says

          December 24, 2019 at 8:12 am

          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.

          Reply
          • Sara says

            December 24, 2019 at 8:41 am

            You’re not missing anything, there’s no problem with that.

          • Jeanne Wells says

            December 25, 2019 at 12:15 pm

            5 stars
            We loved the carrots. My new go-to recipe for carrots. Thanks. I’ll have to check out your other recipes.

  6. Cathy says

    November 24, 2019 at 8:25 am

    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.

    Reply
  7. B says

    November 19, 2019 at 6:17 am

    Dumb question, can you substitute anything for the butter? My dad hates butter.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 19, 2019 at 10:59 am

      You could try margarine or olive oil!

      Reply
      • Lauren says

        November 20, 2019 at 4:50 pm

        Coconut oil would be delicious!

        Reply
  8. Stephanie says

    November 18, 2019 at 7:37 am

    I don’t cook in the crockpot very often…do I need to stir this at any point? Or just let it sit?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 18, 2019 at 12:47 pm

      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.

      Reply
  9. Melissa says

    November 9, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    Do you use salted or unsalted butter?

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    • Sara says

      November 10, 2019 at 9:33 am

      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.

      Reply
  10. Melissa says

    August 3, 2019 at 8:00 pm

    Absolutely yummy it was so easy to do and convenient while at work

    Reply
  11. Marcia says

    July 21, 2019 at 11:51 am

    What cook time would you suggest if I was only making ½ of the recipe (1lb of carrots) on low. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      July 21, 2019 at 12:31 pm

      I’d cook on high for 2 hours or until they’re tender!

      Reply
  12. Lorraine says

    May 7, 2019 at 7:46 am

    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.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      May 7, 2019 at 9:44 pm

      It would make more sense to cook them at home, then reheat them when you get to your destination!

      Reply
  13. Jacque Lother says

    April 22, 2019 at 11:38 am

    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!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      April 22, 2019 at 9:57 pm

      So happy to hear that everyone enjoyed it, I appreciate you reporting back!

      Reply
  14. Carol says

    April 21, 2019 at 8:56 am

    I’m making these but will use 4 pounds if carrots do I double the sauce then

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    • Sara says

      April 21, 2019 at 8:44 pm

      Yes double the sauce!

      Reply
  15. Lindsay says

    April 20, 2019 at 3:13 pm

    hi! if I tripled the recipe how long would you cook it for?

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    • Sara says

      April 20, 2019 at 7:02 pm

      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!

      Reply
  16. Lynn says

    April 16, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    Can I use honey instead of the brown sugar?

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    • Sara says

      April 16, 2019 at 8:34 pm

      Yes that’s fine!

      Reply
  17. Mari Bell says

    April 16, 2019 at 5:04 pm

    How long would you cook on low?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      April 16, 2019 at 8:35 pm

      Low for 6 hours!

      Reply
  18. Vanessa says

    March 15, 2019 at 6:12 am

    5 stars
    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. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sara says

      March 15, 2019 at 9:11 am

      So glad to hear you enjoyed them!!

      Reply
  19. SMc says

    December 26, 2018 at 2:16 am

    5 stars
    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!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      December 26, 2018 at 8:15 am

      So glad you enjoyed them, thanks for reporting back!

      Reply
  20. Jazmyne McArn says

    December 24, 2018 at 6:50 am

    Can you make these carrots using baby carrots ?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      December 24, 2018 at 8:42 am

      Yes that will work fine!

      Reply
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