Fast Easy and Delicious way to make amazing roasted carrots is in the Instant Pot. With sweet buttery flavors and caramlised edges, these are simply the best!
Prep Time2 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time14 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: British
Keyword: carrots, christmas, easter, glazed, side dish, thanksgiving
Servings: 4People
Calories: 373kcal
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Ingredients
1lb baby carrots or chantenay carrotsscrubbed and trimmed {454g }
2tbspunsalted butter
3Tbspmaple syrup{60ml}
1TspGarlic Powder
1/2TspNutmeg Powder
1Cup Water{250ml}
Salt & Pepper to taste
Flat parsley to garnish
Instructions
Pressure Cook Carrots
Pour 1 Cup of water to the instant pot insert. Place the carrots inside the steamer basket and place it inside the instant pot insert. Pressure Cook at HIGH PRESSURE for 2 minutes, followed by QPR.
Fork test the carrots to see if they are tender.
Remove the steamer basket with carrots and allow the water to drain and set it aside.In the meanwhile, discard the water in the instant pot insert.
Glaze the Carrots
Press SAUTE button. Once the indicator beeps HOT, add butter. Allow it melt and add maple syrup.
Add Carrots and saute gently until well coated with the glaze. Allow the carrots to roast for 5 minutes without moving around much.
Now add garlic powder, nutmeg powder, salt & pepper to taste. Gently mix and rotate all the carrots. Allow the glazed carrots to roast for another 5 minutes until all the glaze sticks to the carrots.
Season with more salt and pepper if needed. Garnish with Parsley.Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy the glazed carrots with your main dish.
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Notes
If you would love to double the recipe { 2 lb carrots }, water used for steaming the carrots will be the same. Rest of the ingredients must be doubled to achieve the same taste and consistency.