Name: Instant Pot Carrots with Honey Glaze
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 lbs carrots ((peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch pieces)); 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons honey; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves ((or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves))

Jump to Recipe

Instant Pot carrots with honey glaze is a 15 minute side dish that is perfect for an everyday dinner or for Easter!

I love cooking my proteins in the Instant Pot but sometimes it’s great for prepping easy side dishes as well! Enter these Instant Pot carrots, which I absolutely had to share with you after Kai gave them ‘infinity thumbs up’!

Not only are they delicious with the sweet and savory honey butter sauce, but they are insanely easy to prep as well!

All you need are 15 minutes and 5 ingredients to prep these Instant Pot carrots. They are special enough to serve for a special occasion (like Easter!) but easy enough for a weeknight. My kinda recipe!

Don’t forget to pin this post to save it for later!

Reasons to love these Instant Pot carrots:

my picky 5 year old gave them ‘infinity thumbs up’
they have only 5 ingredients and take 15 minutes to make
they taste delicious!

How to cook carrots in Instant Pot

This recipe is simple and really easy to make!

Here’s how to cook carrots in Instant Pot:

add 1 cup of water to the pot. Place trivet on top of water and carrots on top of trivet.
pressure cook for 2 minutes, then immediately release the pressure.
carefully remove the carrots from the pot and dump out the water.
select ‘sautee’ and add honey, butter, thyme and salt to the Instant Pot.
simmer 1-2 minutes, then toss carrots in the sauce and serve!

Can I cook this Instant Pot carrots recipe ahead? Yes, you can! Simply reheat on low-medium heat in a pan until warmed through and sauce is melted.

Can I use baby carrots for this recipe? Sure! I would try the same cook time.

Can I make this Instant Pot carrots recipe vegan? You could try swapping the butter for vegan butter and the honey for maple syrup.

Wondering what to serve with this Instant Pot carrots recipe?

Tips & equipment for Instant Pot carrots:

this recipe was tested in my 6 quart Instant Pot; it should also work fine in an 8 quart Instant Pot
I just used the trivet that comes with my IP but have my eye on this steamer basket
Looking for more Instant Pot side dishes? Check out this Instant Pot Wild Rice Pilaf, these Herb & Garlic Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, and this Creamy Parmesan Instant Pot Mashed Cauliflower

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

5 from 1 vote