Sweetened carrots, sounds sweet right? Try this Candied Carrot Ribbons Recipe for extra treats for your children.

The success of making this Candied Carrot Ribbons Recipe depends on the carrot slices. To make the job of slicing easier, buy the biggest carrots available. Those are easier to grip, and the wider slices will look prettier since everything shrinks during baking.

This Candied Carrot Ribbons Recipe serves 5 to 6. Preparation time is 30 minutes. Total cooking time is 90 minutes.

The Candied Carrot Ribbons Recipe will need the following ingredients:
1 kilo large carrots, peeled
1/2 cup white sugar
8 tablespoons or 1 stick butter
powdered cinnamon (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Slice carrots thinly but evenly. Begin by holding one large carrot upright, with its base on the cutting board. With a small knife, “peel” off long even slices of carrots. Keep slicing until the carrot becomes too thin to hold upright safely, then lay it down flat and slice up the rest of the carrot as thinly as possible.
3. Place sliced carrots into a large and wide glass baking dish, or divide evenly among two medium rectangular glass baking dishes. Sprinkle the carrots evenly with the white sugar then dot them evenly with small bits of butter. Add cinnamon, if desired. Place the dishes in the oven and bake for 1 hour.
4. At the 30-minute mark, stir the carrots every now and then, especially towards the end when everything starts to caramelize quickly. Be aware that the tips can brown before the rest are properly cooked, so make sure to arrange the carrots flat after stirring. After an hour of baking, you have the option to add a few more minutes if you want your carrots more browned. But don’t forget that when the carrots cool down, the sugar will thicken up and make everything chewier. Serve hot or warm, but never cold!