Slow Cooker Cinnamon Carrots

This recipe is a bit of an indulgence but it is still a vegetable side dish. That should count for something, right? I made these carrots for a work Thanksgiving Potluck. They are a simple dish to put together and they taste delicious.

Slow Cooker Cinnamon Carrots
Serves: 4-6 (recipe can be doubled)
Adapted from: http://www.food.com/recipe/slow-cooker-cinnamon-carrots-310679

Ingredients:
32 oz bag of baby carrots
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar or Brown Sugar Substitute
1/4 cup pure honey
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup melted light butter
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 cup water
1 tablespoon corn starch

Directions:
-Spray nonstick cooking spray in a slow cooker.
-Put carrots in the slow cooker.
-In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, honey, orange juice, melted butter, and cinnamon. Mix well.
-Pour mixture over the carrots and stir together.
-Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until desired tenderness is reached
-15-20 minutes before serving the carrots, you will want to thicken the sauce
-In a small bowl, combine the water and corn starch and stir together.
-Remove carrots from the slow cooker and keep warm in microwave.
-Add the corn starch mixture to the liquid mixture in the slow cooker and stir well.
-Turn slow cooker to high and add carrots back in.
-Stir one last time before serving.

Enjoy! :)