Brandied Carrots

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb baby carrots
• 1/3 cup butter (not margarine)
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup orange juice (not concentrate)
• 3 tablespoons grand marnier
• 1/2 cup pecans, toasted (you can also use almonds instead)

Recipe

• 1 blanch carrots in boiling water for 4 minutes.
• 2 drain in colander and allow to cool.
• 3 once carrots are cooled, melt butter in medium saucepan.
• 4 add the brown sugar to the butter and heat until the sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally.
• 5 to the butter and sugar mixture, stir in the orange juice and grand marnier. simmer for 3 minutes.
• 6 after three minutes, pour this mixture over the carrots which have been place in a serving dish.
• 7 stir lightly to coat.
• 8 top with toasted pecans and serve.