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Our easy Instant Pot Candied Carrots recipe is a perfect holiday side dish! Using just three ingredients, this simple recipe for instant pot carrots is ready in only 4 steps and has an unforgettable taste. The best part? They’re done in 5 minutes.
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What are candied carrots?
Candied carrots are soft, sweet glazed carrots that pair perfectly with holiday meals like ham, roast beef, and turkey!
You can make them in a skillet on the stove (like our Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots), or in the Instant Pot for an easy 5-minute holiday side dish with a wonderful flavor.
🍽 Equipment
To make this sweet glazed carrots recipe, you will need your pressure cooker and a small bowl, plus something to mix the glaze with, like a fork or whisk.
Making candied carrots couldn’t be any easier. It’s a simple matter of mixing the glaze and cooking the carrots on high pressure for just a few minutes.
🥕 Instant Pot Carrots Ingredients
Our recipe for candied carrots uses whole carrots with a glaze of maple syrup, green onions, and brown sugar.
The simple ingredients in this recipe come together to give the carrots so much flavor. Maple syrup, brown sugar, and green onions pair together deliciously in a glaze. In fact, it’s the same glaze I use for my Instant Pot Ham recipe!
This is easily one of my favorite side dishes to serve for the holiday season. I love to pair these carrots with Honey Sriracha Air Fryer Ham. Candied carrots with maple syrup paired with the kick of sriracha from the ham is perfection!
These glazed carrots are just so delicious, my family and guests always want extra! Since they take hardly any time to make, I usually whip up a second batch.
🔪 How to Make Sweet Carrots
- Stir maple syrup, brown sugar, and sliced green onions together in a bowl until thoroughly mixed together.
- Slice the stems off of your carrots, and then peel them. You can also use whole carrots that have already had the tops cut off.
- Place carrots at the bottom of your Instant Pot, then cover with the glaze mixture.
- Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes. When 4 minutes is up, release the pressure, serve, and enjoy!
🥫 Can glazed carrots be made ahead?
Yes! You can make them up to 3 to 4 days ahead of time.
Glazed carrots will last about 5 days in the refrigerator when stored properly in an air-tight container.
This makes them a perfect choice for a holiday meal. Although they only take 5 minutes to cook from start to finish, if you’re prepping your holiday menu ahead of time, they are easy to make and store a few days before serving!
🥗 What to Serve with Candied Carrots
Glazed candied carrots pair well with a wide variety of dishes, from turkey, to ham, and roast beef. Here are some of our favorite choices to serve them with:
Ham Recipes
- Honey Sriracha Air Fryer Ham
- Instant Pot Ham Recipe with Brown Sugar Glaze
- The Easiest Honey Glazed Ham Recipe
Roast Beef Recipes
- Boneless Prime Rib Roast Recipe
- Reverse Sear Instant Pot Prime Rib
- Slow Roasted Prime Rib Roast Recipe
- Easy Standing Rib Roast Recipe
Thanksgiving Recipes
- Best Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe (Garlic Butter Turkey)
- Best Thanksgiving Side Dishes
- Easy Turkey Tetrazzini Recipe
📖 Instant Pot Recipes
I love my pressure cooker! In my household, we are constantly enjoying Instant Pot recipes. Here are some of my favorite pressure cooker meals to make:
📖 Carrot Recipes
Carrots are one of the best side dishes! You can pair them with just about any protein, and they will compliment the flavor beautifully. Here are two more of my favorite carrot recipes:
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📋 Recipe
Instant Pot Candied Carrots Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 7 whole carrots
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 green onions sliced
Instructions
- Stir maple syrup, brown sugar, and sliced green onions together in a bowl until thoroughly mixed together.
- Slice the stems off of your carrots, and then peel them. You can also use whole carrots that have already had the tops cut off.
- Place carrots at the bottom of your Instant Pot, then cover with the glaze mixture.
- Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes. When 4 minutes is up, release the pressure, serve, and enjoy!
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Notes
- For spicy-sweet carrots, try using the sriracha honey glaze from our Air Fryer Ham recipe!
Trudy says
Can this recipe use the little pre-packed little carrots instead of whole larger carrots
Em Beitel says
Hi Trudy! Yes, absolutely. That should work just fine. Thank you for your question!
Theresa says
Are you referring to maple flavored pancake syrup, such as Log Cabin or Mrs Buttersworth? Or do you mean actual pure maple syrup.
Em Beitel says
Hi Theresa! Thank you for your question. Either will work fine – pure maple syrup or your pancake syrup! Please enjoy!