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Turmeric Honey Glazed Carrots

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Cooking with kids is a lot of fun especially with this Turmeric Honey Glazed Carrot recipe.ย  Cooking for kids can be a real challenge.ย  Their taste buds are young and are super receptors.ย  The acidity of a tomato, the bitter skin of a carrot, and the sourness of a pineapple can be so powerful it hurts.ย  I get it.ย  I had a hard time with tomatoes as a child.ย  Now, I believe them to be blushing demigods of the garden.ย  Especially the ones grown in the Firefly Grill garden!ย  Super YUM! turmeric honey glazed carrots recipe - plate of carrots cut into long match sticks, sprinkled with parsley. Behind this is an array of fresh parsley and lemons.

Cooking with Kids

On the other hand, sweetness explodes like confectionary fireworks for kids.ย  Not to mention the sugar rush and euphoria that follows that can send them into orbit for over an hour only to come crashing down in a Crankisorus* heap.ย  Childrenย are more visual than adults too and have a sense of play I cherish. ย Making colorful dishes and whimsical plate scenes generally go over well.ย  ย This doesnโ€™t mean every plate should consist of hotdog octopi, fairyland garden scenes and eggs over my hammy happy faces, but every now and then if youโ€™re up for it, itโ€™s fun.
2007 - Carver was about 7 here. He's holding up his plate of hot dog cyclops octopi his grandmother made for his lunch. Lol!

The Carrot Challenge

I love carrots but my youngest granddaughter, Rylin (age 4), hated them until recently.ย  I am truly blessed with a family of adventuresome eaters.ย  Thank God!ย  If I wasnโ€™t, I donโ€™t think I would have ever progressed past Hamburger Helper and the 8th wonder of the world: Kraft macaroni and cheese.ย ย But when I come across something my gang doesnโ€™t like, I canโ€™t help but view it as a bit of a challenge.ย  โ€œHow can I prepare __X__ so they like it?โ€ย ย  turmeric honey glazed carrots recipe - plate of carrots cut into long match sticks, sprinkled with parsley with a fork coming down into them. Behind this is an array of fresh parsley and lemons. For Rylin, carrots were her nemesis.ย  Typically, I leave the skins on because theyโ€™re so nutritious, but they can be bitter.ย  Yes, I bet I could have won her sweet little heart over with carrot cake.ย  I mean, come on, whatโ€™s not to love about carrot cake?ย ย But I wanted her to look that carrot straight in the face and make friends.ย  Thatโ€™s when I started thinking about this Turmeric Honey Glazed Carrots recipe.ย  Ok, ok, okโ€ฆ bringing honey to the party is not playing fair, but weโ€™re building bridges here. turmeric honey glazed carrot recipe - plate of carrots cut into long match sticks, sprinkled with parsley. Behind this is an array of fresh parsley and lemons.

Turmeric Anti Oxidant Power House

These Turmeric Honey Glazed Carrots are supercharged with ginger, turmeric, honey, and lemon is a winner when cooking for kids. Also, donโ€™t forget to break out the fresh ground pepper when you're cooking with turmeric.ย  It taps into turmericโ€™s superpowers.ย  ย Imagine turmeric as Wonder Woman and the black pepper is her lasso, bracelets, and invisible jet.ย  Sure, she totally amazing on her own, but sheโ€™s all that and a bag of chips with the right accessories. *Crankisorus: an overly tired dinosaur from the Paleolithic era known especially for its bad attitude and general surliness. ???? turmeric honey glazed carrot recipe - plate of carrots cut into long match sticks, sprinkled with parsley. Behind this is an array of fresh parsley and lemons. By the way... this is the grater I used for zesting the lemons and grating the ginger.ย  I love it and I use it all the time! โค
turmeric honey glazed carrot recipe - plate of carrots cut into long match sticks, sprinkled with parsley with a fork coming down into them. Behind this is an array of fresh parsley and lemons.
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Turmeric HONEY GLAZED CARROTS

Turmeric honey glazed carrot recipe - Enhanced your carrots with honey, fresh ginger, turmeric, black pepper and lemon. Power packed with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant nutrients! So good and soooo good for you! | https://lakesidetable.com/

Course Vegetable Side
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Author Madalaine

Ingredients

  • 8 medium carrots peeled and cut into wide match sticks
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • โ…“ cup honey
  • 1 inch ginger peeled and grated
  • ยฝ lemon zested and squeezed
  • โ…“ cup fresh parsley chopped

Instructions

  1. Melt butter over low to medium heat in a skillet.
  2. Put carrots into skillet and coat with butter and add salt.
  3. Gently saute for 2 minutes and add the turmeric, black pepper, honey, and ginger.
  4. Increase heat to medium high for 3 more minutes.
  5. Remove from heat, top with lemon zest, lemon juice and parsley.
  6. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Turmeric HONEY GLAZED CARROTS
Amount Per Serving
Calories 0
% Daily Value*
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Potassium 0mg0%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Anna says

    5 stars
    This was so good!

    • Madalaine says

      I'm so happy you liked it!

  2. Albert Bevia says

    Once in a while I try to make a dish with a fun design for the kids, and they love it, these carrots not only look amazing but they sound devine, I always love finding new ways to cook up carrots, great post and recipe

    • Madalaine says

      Thank you so much! I really like the ginger/lemon combo. ๐Ÿ™‚ What is your favorite fun design you like to do for your kids?

  3. Surya says

    5 stars
    I love glazed carrots!

  4. Carol G says

    I just bought some Turmeric and was looking for recipes that I can use it in, thank you.

  5. Lani crowell says

    4 stars
    I was just diagnosed with RA, and everything Iโ€™ve read says no butter! So I will try this using EVOO instead of the butter. Looking for anti-inflammatory recipes is hard when you have to sift through the ingredients. But everything else in this recipe sounds great!

    • Madalaine says

      Hi Lani!

      Thank you for your comment. I'm so sorry that you are suffering from RA. I have an aunt who suffers from that as well. It's terrible.

      As far as substituting EVOO for butter, please let me know what you think of the final flavor. I watched a cooking class by Chef Thomas Keller (French Laundry restaurant) and he suggested cooking with a light vegetable oil when sauteeing at high heat. It has less flavor and it has a higher smoke point than EVOO.

      But I do LOVE EVOO! ๐Ÿ™‚ Especially when used in salad dressing. โค๏ธ

      • Lani says

        5 stars
        It worked perfectly fine with the EVOO and tasted delicious! I am definitely keeping this on my list of easy go to recipes!

        • Madalaine says

          Wonderful!!! I'm so happy to hear that ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you for sharing your results!

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