Carrots With Orange Glaze from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Carrots With Orange Glaze Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

=== CARROTS ===
3 cups diagonally sliced peeled carrots
=== GLAZE ===
1/3 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot
2 tbsp water
=== GARNISH ===
Fresh mint leaves

Recipe Instructions:

Prepare carrots by steaming them over boiling water on a steamer rack, covered, for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.

In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the orange juice, water, lemon juice, honey, and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for 3 minutes.

Combine the cornstarch or arrowroot with the water. Add to the orange juice mixture and cook over low heat until thickened. Pour the orange glaze over the carrots and serve. Garnish with mint leaves.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/2 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 54; Calories from Fat 1; Fat 0g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 48mg; Carbohydrates 4g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 7g; Protein 1g.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-25-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"

Servings: 6

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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