Amaretto Carrots

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb carrot, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons amaretto liqueur
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/3 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 place carrots in a medium saucepan; cover with water (about 1 1/2 cups). add salt; cook over medium heat until fork-tender, about 10 minutes.
• 2 remove carrots to a warm dish and set aside. ladle a tablespoon or two of cooking liquid into a small dish and set aside to cool.
• 3 add amaretto, almond extract and butter to saucepan; stir constantly until butter is melted.
• 4 whisk cornstarch into the small dish of reserved (cool) liquid; whisk cornstarch mixture into saucepan and continue cooking until sauce is thickened.
• 5 stir in honey.
• 6 return carrots to pan and heat through.