Bourbon & Honey Glazed Carrots with Thyme

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 4

Bourbon and honey glazed carrots with thyme is the prefect side dish for any dinner.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds rainbow carrots, unpeeled, cut halved lengthwise leaving a small amount of the greens attached at the end.

• 1½ tablespoons of olive oil

• 1½ teaspoons flaked sea-salt

• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

• ¼ cup of butter

• 2 tablespoons of bourbon

• 2 tablespoons of honey

• dash of cayenne pepper (more or less depending on your spice level)

• 2 springs of thyme

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 450°.

2. Toss carrots, oil, salt, and pepper on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

3. Roast, tossing occasionally, until tender 25-30 minutes.

4. Meanwhile on low heat, in a small sauce pan add butter, bourbon, cayenne pepper, honey, and 2 springs of thyme until everything melts together.

5. After the carrots are tender, glaze the carrots with the butter bourbon herb mixture and return them to the oven for 5-10 more minutes tossing occasionally until the carrots are nice and brown (keep a close eye on carrots at this stage, the high sugar content in the honey and bourbon will cause the carrots to burn quicker).

6. Optional, garnish with fresh thyme leaves.

7. Serve immediately