Honey Glazed Carrots

This is a wonderful and sweet side that's simple enough for a family dinner, yet impressive enough for a holiday side. I sometimes add raisins to this dish for a holiday.

 

I don't buy many organic foods but if I'm going to buy baby carrots, I do! I don't want to further spread a possibly exaggerated truth about baby carrots but I don't want anything soaked in chlorine or bleach as my vegetable. Whether this is true or not, I can tell you that I sometimes buy carrots for my bunny and when I buy whole ones, they last a few weeks or a month at most before getting mushy and gross. I've had mini bags of carrots that look the same after 6 months! You be the judge.



Take 3 cups of raw baby carrots and toss with 3 Tbsp honey, 2 Tsp cinnamon, 1/2 Tsp nutmeg, and 1 Tsp brown sugar. Add to a baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray and filled with 3/4 cup of water or broth. Bake in a 350 degree oven until the carrots begin to caramelize and the edges of the baking dish turn a bit brown like in the top right corner of the title photo.

Greek Yogurt Fruit Dip

So, I'm Greek. I spent a month in Greece as a teenager. I liked Greek yogurt before it was cool. I trekked down to the Greek market towns away to get it made from goat's milk, unsweetened, and we sweetened it with honey like every Greek dessert basically made, before companies like Fage and Chobani looked like geniuses packaging it with fruit sides. So, I love that it's available everywhere now and that everyone is eating it, even if it's not the genuine article. So, I love the recipes using it. It is so versatile to replace ingredients and I always keep it in my fridge. Serve this for your kids or at your next party, and you'll turn people into believers if they've yet to try it still.

 

1 cup Greek Yogurt (plain or vanilla)

2 Tbsp crunchy peanut butter

1 Tbsp honey

1/4 Tsp cinnamon

1/4 Tsp vanilla extract

1/8 Tsp brown sugar

 

Recipe adapted from Fit Sugar

Mix ingredients together and serve with fruit or apple slices for a great snack or party platter. Top with additional cinnamon for presentation. Apples should be squirted with lemon juice to prevent browning if not being served immediately.