Welcome back to the final post of Thanksgiving Week – Apples and Carrots.
While corn is a staple for my Thanksgiving dinner, this dish would now crowd it out if there was limited space on the table. It has such a “harvest” taste to it. The sweetness of the apples and the earthy crunch of the carrots makes this a real crowd pleaser.
Plus it has that Thanksgiving color scheme.
A very straight forward list of ingredients. You can cut up the full-sized carrots, but I typically have the baby ones on hand. Choose a good baking apple like a Cortland.
Peeled and chopped.
The carrots need extra time, so they go in first.
A great dish for a great day.
Apple glazed carrots
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup water
- ½ cup apple cider
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 lb carrots, sliced crosswise into 1/3-inch pieces
- 2 cups chopped baking apples
Directions:
Melt the butter in a large skillet over low heat. Continue gently cooking the butter until it turns light brown; remove pan from heat and allow the butter to cool for a few minutes. Add the water, apple cider, and cinnamon to the browned butter and return the skillet to the stovetop over medium heat. Bring the apple cider mixture to a boil, reduce the heat, and allow it to simmer for 2 minutes. Add the carrots, cover the skillet, and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Add a small amount of water to the carrots, if necessary. Stir the apples into the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes, until the apples and carrots are tender. Makes 6 servings.
Rantings of an Amateur Chef 
I making this right now! I bet my kids will love it!
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Thank you for a wonderful week of posts! I’ll def be making many of them this coming Thanksgiving 🙂
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The colours are glorious! A burst of sunshine in a dish!
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This post made me laugh out loud as I had prepared a very basic carrots and apple in my hotel room in Florida because I was gaining too much weight eating at the area restaurants and needed a day off from rich food. http://coffeepotcooking.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/coffepot-apples-and-carrots/
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woow what a fantastic idea! thanks 😀
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Hello,
I think you received it already, but there is no reason why you could not have it several times 😉
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oh i haven’t thought about cooking apples and carrots together cause its always been the usual carrots, corn and peas as sidedish.. will surely try this recipe, thanks for sharing.
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The colors are beautiful, and I wouldn’t have thought of putting the two together! Great idea!
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Thanks for posting this recipe. I love it and thinking it will be great with a BBQ meat dish. Can’t wait to serve it to guest.
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I will have to try this, it looks delicious. ~Patty
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Thanks for a week of great recipes. Looking forward to trying this one. I have nominated you for the Illuminating Blogger award, please check out this link to accpet your nomination. http://foodstoriesblog.com/illuminating-blogger-award
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My girlfriend is vegetarian and we are always looking for tasty (and easy) veggie recipes. I’m making a note of this one. Thanks! (And thanks for stopping by my travel blog…I’ll try to include the weird foods I encounter whenever I do!)
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Looks delicious! Have never cooked apples before, let alone cooking apples with carrots before … will have to try this recipe. Thanks!
Cheers!
Aldrin
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