Easy Pickled Carrots are quick and tasty. Sweetened just right! They also make a really nice addition to an appetizer plate or as a side dish on the table.
These pickled carrots are mildly sweetened because of a much kinder sugar - coconut palm sugar. It gives a slightly maple flavor that goes so well with carrots.
A super bonus is that you can make them way in advance because these easy pickled carrots keep so long in the refrigerator. You can take them out for lunch or dinner or be prepared well in advance for a holiday that is coming up.
The carrots should stay in the brine a few hours so they can get their zing. Store them that way too. A jar with a lid or another glass dish with a tight fighting lid will hold them for about 3 weeks.
Quick and Easy Pickled Carrots
Easy Pickled Carrots are quick and tasty. Sweetened just right!
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots
- 1 ½ cups water for blanching the carrots
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons coconut palm sugar
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
Instructions
- Peel and scrape the carrots into fat strips about 4" to 6" long.
- In a medium sized saucepan add 1 ½ cups water and bring to a boil.
- Place the prepared carrots in the boiling water and cook 2 minutes.
- Drain and set aside.
- In the same saucepan mix the apple cider vinegar, water, coconut palm sugar and salt and stir well.
- Bring to a boil, turn down the heat to medium high and cook about 30 seconds.
- This is not a super sweet pickling. The sugar cuts the vinegar - just right.
- Remove from heat and add the carrots so that they are completely covered with the brine.
- Let cool and then place in a glass container with a tightly covered lid.
- Put in the refrigerator and marinate overnight or at least 6 hours.
Notes
All ready to go.
These will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 weeks.
These will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 weeks.
Nutrition
Serving: 2OuncesCalories: 9kcalCarbohydrates: 2gSodium: 157mgPotassium: 48mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 2370IUVitamin C: 0.8mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Cookin Canuck
I could snack on these all day long. These would be perfect to take on a summertime picnic!
Ginny McMeans
What a good idea! These are going on a picnic 🙂
Laura / I Heart Naptime
I have never had a pickled carrot! Clearly, this needs to change!
Ginny McMeans
Oh, yes Laura! You have to go for it. They are so simple and this is a mild recipe.
Erin @ Texanerin Baking
My husband would absolutely love these! I'm going to make them for him as a surprise soon. Thanks for the recipe!
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
Pickled carrots are a favorite way to eat, even over raw dipped in ranch.
Ginny McMeans
Oh, that is great Erin! You are a very sweet wife!
Ginny McMeans
Yes, these would be so good dipped in dressings 🙂
Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog
I've recently started making my own paleo pickles (with cucumbers) and have been wanting to branch out to other veggies. Definitely trying carrots next!
Ginny McMeans
Fantastic Melanie! They are the best 🙂
Ginny McMeans
Very very good Sharon!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
I've never pickled carrots before... I've never heard of pickled carrots before... but I think I'd like them.
Ashley - Forking Up
I love pickling things! Pickled carrots are great because they keep such a good crunch.
Ginny McMeans
Oh, they are great Lisa! Such a fun side appetizer. Very fun!
Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon
Oooh! I love pickled veggies in my antipasto platters and these carrots look great. I think it would be fun to make them with rainbow carrots. Could I use maple syrup instead of the coconut sugar? (I always have maple syrup in the house.)
sara | belly rumbles
Love how you have used palm sugar in the pickling of these guys, I can imagine how great they taste.
Christine
When I was young, I ate so much carrots I was told I turned orange! I can't resist this recipe now. 😉
Ginny McMeans
Rainbow carrots! What a pretty idea! I'm not sure about the strength of maple syrup in this recipe vs. coconut sugar. I would go light with the syrup.