Maple Glazed Carrots

Maple Glazed Carrots are so good, you might even get your kids to eat some cooked carrots! And if you use sugar-free maple syrup these carrots with maple glaze are surprisingly low in net carbs!

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Maple Glazed Carrots are a complete winner for a special side dish! When I first tried this recipe, I described it to my friend Bonnie when we were walking and told her I loved it. Within a few days, Bonnie made the recipe and left a message on Facebook telling me how much she and her husband liked it too.

And today I’m updating the recipe with better photos to recommend these tasty carrots as a delicious option to make during the holidays. And through the years I started adding a little bit of butter to the recipe for Maple Glazed Carrots, so I’m making that change. I also highly recommend using coarse sea salt and coarse-ground black pepper to season the carrots at the end; that takes it to a whole different level.

And I predict Maple Glazed Carrots might become your new favorite recipe for carrots, because this recipe brings out the sweetness of carrots in a wonderful way. And if you check the nutritional information for these carrots with sugar-free maple syrup you might be surprised that they’re not really that high in carbs for a recipe with carrots.

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• carrots
• Olive Oil (affiliate link)
• butter
• Sugar-Free Maple Syrup (affiliate link) 
• coarse sea salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste

What carrots should you use for Maple Glazed Carrots?

I’d use whole organic carrots for a recipe like this, because the organic carrots are so sweet and delicious. This is best made with whole carrots and not the “baby” carrots that are really just big carrots that are filed down to a small size. But if that’s not happening at your house it will still be tasty with any carrots you prefer.

What Maple Syrup do I use for Maple Glazed Carrots?

I’m a fan of Lakanto Monkfruit sweeteners, and I used the Lakanto Maple-Favored Sugar-Free Syrup (affiliate link) for this recipe! You can use regular maple syrup, but it will definitely add more carbs.

How low in carbs are the Maple Glazed Carrots?

These tasty carrots glazed with sugar-free maple syrup have only 7.4 net carbs per serving.

Can Maple Glazed Carrots be dairy-free?

For years I made this recipe with only olive oil and no butter, so if you prefer a version that’s dairy-free and vegan I would use about 1 1/2 T olive oil and skip the butter.

How to make Maple Glazed Carrots:

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1. Preheat oven to 400F/200C and choose an oven-proof frying pan or dutch oven.
2. I recommend using organic whole carrots . After you peel the carrots, cut off the thinner tips and cut the thicker pieces in half lengthwise. Then cut all carrots on the diagonal.
3. Heat olive oil and butter in an oven-proof frying pan, then saute the carrots for 3-4 minutes, until they’re starting to blister and slightly color.
4. When carrots are slightly browned, turn down heat, stir in sugar-free maple syrup, stir to coat carrots and season generously with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
5. Roast the carrots 10-15 minutes in the oven, until they are cooked through and browned a bit more. I stirred after 10 minutes.
6. Serve the Maple Glazed Carrots hot, seasoned with a generous amount of coarse sea salt and fresh-ground black pepper.

Make it for a Low-Carb Meal:

Maple Glazed Carrots do have some carbs, even though they’re pretty low in carbs for a recipe with carrots. Serve them with one of these low-carb main dishes for a meal that wouldn’t be too high in carbs:

• Marinated Chicken Thighs
• Air Fryer Pork Chops
• Baked Cilantro Lime Chicken
• Air Fryer (or oven) Salmon
• Pecan Crusted Salmon

More Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes:

I’d love Maple Glazed Carrots as a Thanksgiving side dish. If you want more ideas, check out these Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes that are all low-carb and most are gluten-free!

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Yield: Makes 4 servings

Maple Glazed Carrots

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Maple Glazed carrots are so good, you can probably even get the kids to eat them! And carrots have some carbs of course, but with sugar-free maple syrup these carrots only have about 7 net carbs per serving.

Ingredients

• 1 lb carrots, peeled and cut on the diagonal into same size pieces (organic carrots are sweetest for this recipe)
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 2 T butter
• 2 T sugar-free maple syrup (see notes)
• coarse sea salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F/200C and choose an oven-proof frying pan that’s large enough to hold all the carrots in a single layer.
2. Peel carrots, then cut off the thinner tips and cut the thicker ends in half lengthwise.
3. Cut carrot pieces on the diagonal, making them close to the same size and shape.
4. Add olive oil and butter to the frying pan and heat to medium hot (the oil should look shimmery, but not be smoking when you add the carrots.)
5. Add the carrots (you should hear a slight sizzling sound.)
6. Cook the carrots 3-4 minutes, or until the surface looks slightly blistered and starting to color.
7. Turn down heat to low, add maple syrup, and stir to coat carrots.
8. Season well with salt and fresh-ground black pepper.
9. Put frying pan into the hot oven and roast carrots for 10-15 minutes, or until they are done to your liking and slightly browned. (I stirred after 10 minutes and roasted them for 15 minutes.)
10. Serve the Maple Glazed Carrots hot, seasoned with coarse sea salt and coarse-ground black pepper.

Notes

I would use Lakanto Maple-Favored Sugar-Free Syrup (affiliate link) for this recipe, but splurge on real maple syrup if you prefer.

Nutritional information is calculated with sugar-free maple syrup.

This recipe adapted slightly from Fine Cooking magazine.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 116Total Fat 8.2gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 15mgSodium 273mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 3.6gSugar 3.9gProtein 1g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Sugar-free maple syrup is definitely the most carb-friendly choice for this recipe. If you use that the Maple Glazed Carrots are surprising low in net carbs and could be good for a treat for low-carb dieters. Carrots are phase 2 or 3 for the original South Beach Diet.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe for carrots glazed with sugar-free maple syrup was first posted in 2010! It was updated with better photos and more information in 2025.

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