Instant Pot carrots with honey glaze is an effortless 15-minute side dish that is perfect for an everyday weeknight dinner or holiday meal! Made with just 5 simple ingredients this recipe is low carb, vegan, and gluten-free.
The Instant Pot is ideal for cooking up easy side dishes in a flash - from Instant Pot brussels sprouts, to Instant Pot baby potatoes, and these Instant Pot carrots!
Made with a sweet and savory honey butter sauce, these Instant Pot carrots are beyond easy to prep! All you need are 5 minutes to prep the carrots, and 15 minutes for them to cook up in the pressure cooker.
They are special enough to serve for a special occasion (like Easter!) but easy enough for a weeknight. Best of all, these Instant Pot carrots are 100% kid-approved, after our 5 year old, Kai, gave them 'infinity thumbs up'!
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- they are tender, sweet & savory, and irresistibly delicious (even for kiddos)
- made with only 5 ingredients and take 15 minutes to make
- they are hands-free - the Instant Pot does all the hard work!
Ingredient Notes
- Carrots - we used regular size medium / large carrots, but baby carrots would likely work as well!
- Unsalted butter - can be swapped for vegan butter
- Honey - adds some sweetness without refined sugar, and delicious warm honey notes that pair perfectly with the carrots. You could try swapping for maple syrup for a vegan alternative.
- Fresh thyme - can be swapped for dried thyme if fresh is not available!
Step by Step Directions
Combine
Place 1 cup of water in the bottom of the stainless steel insert of the Instant Pot. Add trivet on top. Place carrots on a trivet (it's ok if some fall through).
Note - we used the trivet that comes with the Instant Pot, but this steamer basket would be very useful for this recipe!
Pressure cook
Put the lid on Instant Pot and turn the valve to 'sealing'. Cook on manual high pressure (or 'pressure cook') for 2 minutes.
When Instant Pot beeps, immediately release the pressure.
Transfer
Remove the lid and carefully transfer the carrots to a clean bowl. Carefully pour out the liquid from the Instant Pot.
Sautée
Select sautee. Add the butter, honey, salt and thyme. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, until slightly thickened.
Serve
Add the carrots back to the Instant Pot, toss in the sauce, and serve.
FAQ
Yes, you can! Simply reheat on low-medium heat in a pan until warmed through and sauce is melted.
Sure! I would try the same cook time.
You could try swapping the butter for vegan butter and the honey for maple syrup.
You can use either a 6 or 8 quart model for this recipe. The 8 quart needs 1.5 cups of liquid to come to pressure, so if using an 8-quart model, you will need to use 1.5 cups of water rather than 1 cup; however, this shouldn't affect the final product.
Storage + Reheating
- Fridge - cool completely, then store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Reheat - in the microwave until steaming hot
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Instant Pot Carrots with Honey Glaze
Ingredients
- 2 lbs carrots peeled and chopped into ½ inch pieces
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves or ¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
Instructions
- Combine - Place 1 cup of water in the bottom of the stainless steel insert of the Instant Pot. Add trivet on top. Place carrots on a trivet (it's ok if some fall through).
- Pressure cook - Put the lid on Instant Pot and turn the valve to 'sealing'. Cook on manual high pressure (or 'pressure cook') for 2 minutes.When Instant Pot beeps, perform a quick pressure release.
- Transfer - Remove the lid and carefully transfer the carrots to a clean bowl. Carefully pour out the liquid from the Instant Pot.
- Sautée - Select sautée. Add the butter, honey, salt and thyme. Simmer for 1-2 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Serve - Add the carrots back to the Instant Pot, toss in the sauce, and serve.
Tips:
- Fridge - cool completely, then store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Reheat - in the microwave until steaming hot
Nutrition Information
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Bonnie says
To make comment is hard on your site. The print is way to light. I can barely see what I printing. My question is only 2T and honey with 2 pounds? I doing this right now for dinner
Denise says
Hi Bonnie, I'm sorry to hear that. I've been working on making my site more accessible and easy to read for everyone, and have changed the print button color to dark purple. Hopefully you can see it better now!
The recipe is correct as written, and I hope you enjoyed!
Rachel Shimon says
Excellent! I made these as a quick last minute decision. My family raved about them, and I could not be more pleased with the ease of preparation.
Such a great idea to make this side dish in the instant pot to free up the stove top. So quick and easy!
Thanks so much for the tips! I can’t wait to make it again.
Denise says
So happy you enjoyed them! Aren't they easy? Hope you had a great Easter!