Instant Pot Carrots

Step-by-Step Guide on how to cook Buttery Sweet Instant Pot Carrots in 15 mins! Super easy & tasty Instant Pot Vegetable Side Dish your family will enjoy. Yes, even the picky little eaters.

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These humble yet surprisingly tasty Buttery Candied Carrots are one of the easiest side dishes to throw together last minute. They’ve never ceased to surprise our lovely guests.

Time to be comforted by carrots. You know, it doesn’t have to be chocolate or wine. 😉

Let’s get started and cook some Buttery Sweet Carrots!

Step-by-Step Instant Pot Carrots Guide

Super simple ingredients for making tasty glazed carrots in Instant Pot.

Carrots Ingredients

1

Pressure Cook Carrots


Pour 1 cup (250ml) cold water, then place a stainless steel steamer basket in the Instant Pot.

add water and steamer basket

Place 1 lb (454g) carrots in the steamer basket.

add carrots in Instant Pot

Close lid and turn Venting Knob to Sealing position.

Instant Pot Carrots Cooking Time: Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 2 minutes, then Quick Release.

High Pressure at 2 minutes

Once the pressure cooking cycle ends, carefully turn the Venting Knob to Venting position to release all the pressure.

Open the lid once the Floating Valve has dropped.

pressure cooked carrots in Instant Pot

2

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Make Buttery Sweet Carrots


Set aside the pressure cooked carrots.

Discard water in the inner pot.

Towel dry the Instant Pot inner pot, then heat up the Instant Pot using the “Saute” button.

Once the indicator says HOT, add 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter in Instant Pot.

melt butter

Add cooked carrots, 2 tbsp (25g) brown sugar, and ½ tsp (2.8g) table salt in Instant Pot.

make sweet candied carrots

Saute for roughly 2 minutes until the sugar has melted and coated on the carrots.

glazed carrots in Instant Pot

3

Serve Instant Pot Carrots


Serve this Buttery Sweet Candied Carrots with your favorite main dishes. Enjoy~

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Tools for Carrots Instant Pot Recipe

5 from 36 votes

Instant Pot Carrots

Author: Amy + Jacky
Make these humble yet tasty Buttery Candied Instant Pot Carrots! One of the easiest side dishes to cook last minute. They never cease to surprise our guests. Yes, even the picky little eaters! 😉 Enjoy~
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Servings 6
Total Time 15 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 pound (454g) baby carrots
  • 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons (25g) brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon (2.8g) table salt
  • Ground black pepper to taste

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Instructions 

  • Pressure Cook Carrots:
    Pour 1 cup (250ml) cold water, then place a stainless steel steamer basket in Instant Pot. Add 1 lb (454g) carrots in steamer basket. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 2 minutes, then Quick Release.
  • Make Buttery Sweet Carrots:
    Set aside the pressure cooked carrots. Discard the water in inner pot. Towel dry inner pot, then heat up the Instant Pot using the "Saute" button. Once the indicator says HOT, add in 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter. Add in the cooked carrots, 2 tbsp (25g) brown sugar, and ½ tsp (2.8g) table salt. Saute for roughly 2 minutes until the sugar melts and coat the carrots.
  • Serve Carrots:
    Serve this Super Easy Buttery Sweet Instant Pot Carrots with your favorite main dishes. Enjoy!~ 🙂

Notes

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Calories: 75kcal
Course: Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: carrot recipes, carrots instant pot, instant pot carrots, instapot carrots, pressure cooker carrots

Nutrition

Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 179mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 10540IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.7mg

 

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