Maple Glazed Carrots!

Oh the battles of dinner table and children. I was blessed with two beautiful little girls who could not have more different eating styles if they tried. My Beanie will eat just about anything you put in front of her. Loves loves LOVES fruit and vegetables. Nothing stops this girl lol. My Sox.....well that's a different story. Sweet Sox refused to eat any solid food till after she turned a year old. I once spent a full day cooking and steaming and straining out homemade baby food for her. Only to have her gag every time it touched her lips. She still hates most fruit. And CAN NOT STAND Vegetables. Might I even say: She might take after her father?? lol. The one dish, it seems, they can both agree on is Maple glazed carrots.

It started as just a ploy to try and get her to eat her vegetables. I don't remember who started doing it but after cooking the carrots we would sprinkle some brown sugar on them. So tasty but sugar drenched. Then after a few years and a food overhaul, I started using real maple syrup to flavor most things that needed sweetening. HOLY HECK BATMAN! That sure did hit the nail on the head! These are super tasty, real food, AND cost effective! SOLD!!


Maple Glazed Carrots

You will need:

• Real Maple Syrup
• Fresh Carrots (I was able to get these BEAUTIFUL multicolored carrots from my farmstand store but any variety will work)
• Butter

Preparation

1.) Add a couple tablespoons of butter to a pan and turn stove to medium-medium high.

2.) Add carrots and sauté for a good 5-10 minutes or so over medium-medium high heat. Just until slight al dente and cooked.

3.) Now this is purely up to taste. Pour in your maple syrup SLOWLY. You want them to be sweet but not overly. I usually add 1-2 tablespoons depending on how many carrots I have. It will start to bubble and cook up nicely. Roll your carrots around in the sugary love for a few minutes until nice and glazed.

That is it!! So simple and SOOOO tasty! My girls fight over these things and I don't feel overly bad for letting them have as many as they want. Make sure to sneak a couple extra before loading up your kids' plates....it will probably be all you get!