Bake carrots with applesauce, maple syrup and pecans for a delicious side dish.
Maple and Applesauce Carrots with Candied Pecans
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 bag (32 oz) ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup real maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup pecan halves
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1 inch water to boiling. Add carrots. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 15 to 18 minutes or until crisp-tender.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, stir applesauce, syrup, mustard and cinnamon. Cook about 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture bubbles. Drain carrots; place in baking dish. Pour syrup mixture evenly over carrots.
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Step4In small skillet, melt butter over low heat. Stir in sugar. Add pecans; turn pecans several times to coat with sugar mixture. Sprinkle over carrots.
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Step5Bake uncovered 20 to 22 minutes or until hot.
Nutrition
150
Calories
6g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
16g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 150
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 75mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 320mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 16g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 250%
- 250%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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