Recipes and Cooking Orange- and Balsamic-Glazed Tricolor Carrots 4.0 (2) Add your rating & review By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on September 1, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Andy Lyons Prep Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Total Time: 40 mins Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 pound medium red, yellow, and/or orange carrots, trimmed and peeled ½ cup orange juice ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 4 teaspoon sugar ¾ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper 2 tablespoon butter, cut up 1 tablespoon snipped fresh chives Directions Place a steamer basket in a large saucepan. Add water to just below the bottom of the basket. Bring water to boiling. Add carrots to steamer basket. Cover and reduce heat. Steam for 15 to 20 minutes or just until tender. Transfer the carrots to a serving platter; cover and keep warm. Meanwhile, for glaze, in a medium saucepan combine orange juice, balsamic vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 12 minutes or until reduced to a syrupy consistency (about 1/3 cup). Stir in butter. Drizzle glaze over carrots and sprinkle with chives. To Make Ahead: Peel carrots. Prepare glaze as directed in Step 2. Refrigerate carrots and glaze separately, covered, for up to 24 hours. Cook carrots as directed in Step 1. Reheat glaze in a small saucepan. Continue as directed. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 126 Calories 4g Fat 21g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 126 % Daily Value * Total Fat 4g 5% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 10mg 3% Sodium 432mg 19% Total Carbohydrate 21g 8% Total Sugars 13g Protein 2g Vitamin C 19.5mg 98% Calcium 57mg 4% Iron 0.6mg 3% Potassium 541mg 12% Folate, total 35.6mcg Vitamin B-6 0.2mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.