4.89 from 51 votes

Everyone loves glazed carrots, but when you add pumpkin into the mix, this easy side dish becomes something extra special.

The veggies are glazed with bourbon, brown sugar and butter, so simple to make and loved by the whole family.

The kids will love these with their turkey this Thanksgiving, or serve them up as part of Christmas dinner. Plus they are cooked completely on the stovetop, meaning you can free up oven space!

white oval dish of glazed carrots, with a blue napkin and a natural table cloth

The glaze on this dish is everything, it is sweet and sticky and so deliciously scrumptious. You'll find it hard not to use your finger to scrape up every last bit once dinner is done!

I have found that everyone loves glazed carrots! Some like them sweeter, some like them spicy but I am yet to find someone who says no! Which is why I decided to add pumpkin to the mix, because my kids will demolish glazed carrots but if I make glazed pumpkin they pick and push at it and make a big deal out of eating them. BUT mix it all together, they become one, they mix, they meld and the kids don't notice. Plus it is one less pan I need to wash up. WINNING!!!

How to make glazed carrots

The star of this dish is the glaze. I mean what is not to love:

bourbon
brown sugar
butter

This stuff is drinkable!!!! And it really is as easy as melting butter into warm bourbon and stirring in brown sugar.

You make the glaze and then cook the carrots slowly in the pan so they soak up the flavor, the pumpkin gets added later as that needs less time.

There is plenty of glaze, because a carrot without glaze is well just a boiled carrot and that is not what you want for Thanksgiving!

Look at that delicious glaze.....

three pictures showing the glaze being drizzled over the carrot and pumpkin

Can you cook carrot and pumpkin together?

You sure can.

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Pumpkin takes less time to cook than carrots so they can't all be chucked into the pan at the start. But my method gives the carrots a head start by pre-cooking them for 5 minutes and then finishes everything off together so the flavors really soak into everything.

You can do the pre-cooking of the carrot ahead of time and then just store them in the refrigerator until needed.

A slice of carrot and a cube of pumpkin on a silver spoon glossy with a bourbon glaze

Enjoy x

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Bourbon Glazed Carrots and Pumpkin with Brown Sugar

Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts

Everyone loves glazed carrots, but when you add pumpkin into the mix, this easy side dish becomes something extra special. The veggies are glazed with bourbon, brown sugar and butter, so simple to make and loved by the whole family. The kids will love these with their turkey this Thanksgiving. or serve them up as part of Christmas dinner. Plus they are cooked completely on the stove top, meaning you can free up oven space!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Course Side

Cuisine American

Servings -8

Calories 175 kcal

Ingredients

2 lb carrots
1 lb pumpkin
1 stick butter
½ cup bourbon
¾ cups brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
fresh parsley garnish - optional

Instructions

Start by peeling the carrots and cutting them into thick circles.
Peel the pumpkin and cut into 1 inch chunks.
Place a large skillet or dutch over a medium heat and add in the carrots, cover with boiling water and simmer for 5 minutes.
Drain the carrots and return the empty pan to the heat.
Add the bourbon, butter and brown sugar to the pan and let everything melt together.
Add the partially cooked carrots and raw pumpkin to the pan and stir gently to coat in the glaze.
Place a lid on and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes.
Remove the lid and cook at a medium heat for 5-8 minutes until everything is fork tender and the glaze has thickened.
Season with salt and serve.

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Adapted from The Pioneer Woman

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