Last week, my daughter made Apple Jumble Cookies. My 3 year old really liked them and kept asking for more of “Tricia’s cinnamon cookies”. As I was cooking dinner that night, I thought about how easy it is to get my children to eat anything with cinnamon and decided to experiment with my glazed carrot recipe. My kids liked the Carrots and Turnips with Cinnamon Honey Glaze so much that they have requested it for Thanksgiving dinner.
You can double the carrots or substitute parsnips for the turnips if your children are not of the mindset that “a pinch of cinnamon covers a multitude of culinary sins”.
Ingredients:
2 turnips, cut into bite size pieces
4 large carrots, cut into bite size pieces
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions:
Steam carrots and turnips in a large double boiler until for tender (6 – 8 minutes).
Move carrots and parsnips to a medium pot. Drizzle with honey. Stir until the vegetables are coated with honey. Sprinkle the spices over the veggies. Stir again to evenly coat with spices.
Cook over medium heat until the veggies are just thoroughly heated. Serve immediately.
Are there any spices or flavors that can entice your children to try just about anything?
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jennifer47 says
Turnips and carrots with cinamon and honey. I would just never have given this one a thought but it is sooooo tasty. Thank you
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girlichef says
I love finding something everybody asks for again! This does sound pretty fabulous. So glad you shared it with the hearth and soul hop this week 🙂
Barb @ My Daily Round says
My kids like sweet potato puree flavored with cinnamon, molasses, butter, and a bit of sugar or honey, depending on my mood. I'm not sure if they would go for large chunks of veggies with the same flavorings, but I'm willing to try. It will build both our characters!
Alea says
Christy- For a long time I changed the name of all recipes with red sauce to include Pizza in the name, so spaghetti was pizza noodles, lasagna was pizza casserole so that one of my sons would try the food. 🙂
Christy says
There is really not one thing everyone likes in the house, besides maybe pizza. But you just can't have pizza flavored everything LOL! Some love cinnamon and they would eat this right up – I will be trying it soon! Thanks Alea for linking this up to the Hearth and Soul Hop!
Butterpoweredbike says
Ha, I love it! I'm not above a little trickery, especially when the results taste good. You just can't argue with that. Thanks for sharing this great idea with the Hearth and Soul hop 🙂
Elsa says
This looks delicious! I am definitely trying this recipe.
Melynda says
This is a good reason to cook parsnips, something my grandmother use to cook for us. thanks.
vickie says
I love this idea -sounds wonderful -wish I had made vegetables more enticing like this when the girls were growing up.
vickie
a moderate life says
Alea, I am simply giggling and can not stop! I am also guilty of hiding good things under window dressing! I used to get sweet potato puree into my kids disguised in macaroni and cheese! I ADORE both parsnips and turnips and cannot understand how anyone wouldn't love them but i will certainly try your lovely sweet and warm treatment of them! Thanks so much as always for sharing on the hearth and soul hop! Hugs. Alex@amoderatelife