Tender baby carrots glazed with orange juice, sugar or sugar substitute and seasoned with mustard and pepper.

Ingredients:

1 cup baby carrots
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon sugar or sugar substitute equivalent
1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
Pepper to taste

Note on baby carrots: True "baby carrots" have an intact peel and a characteristic "shoulder" on the top of each carrot.

Directions

Place carrots in a saucepan; add 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for five minutes or until crisp tender.

Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt margarine. Add orange juice, sugar, mustard and pepper; cook and stir until thickened.

Drain carrots; drizzle with butter mixture.

Recipe makes 1 serving Glazed Baby Carrots.

Nutritional analysis per serving:
129 Calories
175 mg. Sodium
0 Cholesterol
14 gm. Carbohydrate
3 gm. Protein
8 gm. Fat
4 gm. Fiber
Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 starch

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