6 Ingredient Instant Pot Glazed Carrots

Grab a fork and dive right into these decadent Instant Pot glazed carrots. A sweet carrot recipe that only takes 6 ingredients. Pressure cooker glazed carrots are any time of the year.

This Instant Pot side dish is one of our family’s favorites. Tender pieces of carrots that are perfectly cooked every single time. Glazed carrots in Instant Pot are so easy.

If you have carrots on hand, give this easy side dish a try tonight. This is also a popular holiday side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas time.

Why make Instant Pot glazed carrots…

• Easy brown sugar glazed carrots
• 6 Simple ingredients
• Naturally gluten-free
• Caramelized carrots
• Make In your Ninja Foodi as well
• Side dish for dinner, potlucks, or holidays

Ingredients Needed

• Carrots
• Brown sugar or honey
• Butter
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Salt

How to Make

Step 1: Start by pouring 1 cup of water into your electric pressure cooker. Place your trivet or silicone sling in a pressure cooker as well.

Step 2: Next you will want to use a steamer basket. If you don’t have one you can use a pan or make a basket with aluminum foil. You just don’t want carrots directly in the water.

Step 3: Mix up the diced carrots with the melted butter, brown sugar, and spices. Put in a steamer and place in the Instant Pot.

Step 4: Place lid on and make sure the valve is set to sealing. Then pressure cook on high manual pressure for 2 minutes.

Step 5: When done, do a quick release of pressure (check out this steam release accessory to save your cabinets!). Open the lid and remove the carrots, and trivet and drain water.

Then turn on sauté mode, toss carrots in and let them create a glaze. Stir often to prevent burning.

Serve up your easy Instant Pot carrots for dinner.

Storage

Carrots need to be stored in a container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. The carrots will become softer in texture once stored in the fridge.

Expert Tips and Variations to Recipe

• Make sure to uniformly cut carrots. That way they all cook evenly. Otherwise, some carrots could be overcooked and others undercooked.
• Make sure to use some type of container to hold carrots. Placing them in water they will become mushy.
• Feel free to use maple syrup or honey to replace of brown sugar.
• You do not have to sauté carrots once pressure cooking is done. It just adds a lot of flavor to carrots.
• Use full-size carrots you peel and dice, or baby carrots.

Practical notes

How long does it take to pressure cook carrots?

Not sure how long to pressure cook carrots for? You will pressure cook your carrots for 1-2 minutes. For smaller carrots, cook for 1 minute. Larger pieces of carrots you can go for 2 minutes.

What does it mean to quick release pressure on Instant Pot?

Quick releasing of pressure is once the cook time is done, you will use a wooden spoon to push off the pressure releasing the steam. Just be careful as you can burn.

How to prepare carrots?

Use a peeler and peel off the skin on carrots. Then you will dice the carrots into even slices. Then season and toss in butter and pressure cook. u003cbru003e

Can we use frozen carrots in a glazed carrots recipe?

You can use frozen carrots in replace of fresh carrots for this carrot recipe. Since you are using the pressure cooker you will skip the pressure cooking. Just turn on sauté and cook carrots on sauté function oh. Otherwise, it will turn carrots to mush. You can try a pressure cook time of 0 minutes if you want, but just know it can be too much.

This is such a simple steamed carrots recipe that is simple and good for chopped carrots.

More Instant Pot Side Dishes

• Baked Beans
• Green Beans and Potatoes
• Potato Salad with Bacon and Cheddar
• Cilantro Lime Rice
• Mexican Rice and Beans
• Red Lentils

Ingredients

Makes 3 cups

Supplies

• Instant Pot
• Steamer Basket
• Vegetable Slicer
• Pressure Release Valve

Ingredients for Glazed Carrtos

• 3 cups carrots, sliced
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Method

1. Start by adding 1 cup of water into your Instant Pot. Place your trivet in, and then make a bowl with aluminum foil or use a steamer basket.
2. Next, peel and slice your carrots evenly, and then place in a bowl. Toss with the melted butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.
3. Pour into the steamer basket or the aluminum foil basket and sit on top of the steamer.
4. Pressure cook high manual pressure for 2 minutes. Followed by a quick release of pressure.
5. Carefully remove carrots, trivet, and dump water. Turn the Instant Pot to saute, and return the carrots to cook.
6. Cook for 3-5 minutes to caramelize the carrots. Then serve warm.

Kitchen notes

You can use baby carrots if you would prefer. Swap the brown sugar with honey if you would like a honey glazed carrot. Add in a dash of cayenne pepper for a sweet and spicy carrt. If you use smaller slices of carrots do either 0 or 1 minute cook. Carrots won’t take long at all, and if you overcook the carrots will be mushy. Store any leftover carrots in the fridge for 4-5 days. Use a silicone sling for carrots or make a bowl to place carrots in if you don’t own a sling. You do not want the carrots in the water or it will make them too soft.