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Spiced Cranberry Sangria + Rum Glazed Carrots #CaptainsTable

By Lauren Keating On 12/02 9 Comments

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Cranberry juice and spiced rum give sangria a festive twist for the holidays; rum glazed carrots are a great addition to any meal!

Spiced Cranberry Sangria with Rum #CaptainsTable

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Mine was pretty perfect – I got plenty of time to catch up with my family on Thursday, then relaxed for the rest of the weekend. We went to see Catching Fire, I finally got Shawn to watch Pitch Perfect, and we spent an afternoon wandering around Stockbridge, Massachusetts and drinking hot chocolate from the cutest little shop. Sunday, I cooked up a storm. There’s no rest for the weary and we’re already in full-on holiday mode here in the Healthy. Delicious. kitchen!

One of the things that I love so much about this time of year is that pretty much everywhere you look, there’s an opportunity to help people. I try to do my part all year, but it’s especially easy around the holidays. For example, Captain Morgan will donate $1 to WhyHunger for every holiday recipe you submit through your social media account using the #CaptainsTable hashtag. Easy, right?! You don’t even need to be a blogger to participate!

Rum Glazed Carrots #CaptainsTable

For the next three months, I’ll be one of fifteen bloggers participating in the #CaptainsTable challenge by creating six recipes (three foods and three drinks) incorporating Captain Morgan rum. Of course, it wouldn’t be much of a challenge without a little friendly competition! Chef Hugh Acheson will pick his favorite set of recipes for each holiday (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Super Bowl) and the overall winner will be invited to attend a Captains Table event. Pretty cool, although I’m honestly more excited about creating some fun new rum recipes and helping promote their partnership with WhyHunger than anything else.

For my first set of recipes I created a holiday-inspired sangria and some rum glazed carrots that are a super easy side dish. The sangria is perfect for holiday parties – spiced rum, cranberry juice, and ginger ale give it a festive feel and keep it from seeming too summer-y. Rum glazed carrots will be right at home on your holiday table – or your weeknight table. They’re super easy to make, with a simple glaze made from butter, brown sugar, and rum, but they taste (and smell!) heavenly! The rum adds just a hint of something special. (I used yellow carrots from my farmshare and cut some into heart shapes because…well, why not?)

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Spiced Cranberry Sangria
Rum Glazed Carrots

Spiced Cranberry Sangria Rum Glazed Carrots

Yield: 8
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups "no sugar added" cranberry juice
  • 1 cup ginger ale
  • 1/2 cup Captain Morgan original spiced rum
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 lime, cut into rounds
  • 1/2 orange, cut into rounds
  • 1/2 apple, thinly sliced
  • 6 large carrots, peeled and cut into coins
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Captain Morgan original spiced rum

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients. Chill well and serve over ice.

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As a participant in the #CaptainsTable challenge, I received three bottles of rum and a gift card to cover the cost of ingredients. All opinions are my own. Please drink responsibly.

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Comments

  1. Nicole says

    12/03 at 3:34 pm

    Ooh, this looks tasty! I think I’ll be serving it at a holiday craft party I’m hosting. Thanks!

    Silly question… where did you get your napkins from? They are adorable! And might work with my wedding color scheme – ha.

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  2. littleredkitchen says

    12/03 at 8:21 am

    Those carrots look incredible! Hopefully more will come my way with my winter CSA and I can rum glaze them! I usually go the bourbon route, time to try something new!

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  3. Lori | Foxes Love Lemons says

    12/02 at 5:09 pm

    What did Shawn think of Pitch Perfect? I watched it myself this weekend, too. That bit during the final performance where Fat Amy does her solo, complete with finger crotch-gunning? I die. Every time.

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    • Lauren @ HealthyDelish says

      12/02 at 7:27 pm

      He liked it! And preferred it to Catching Fire. Actually he spent a good hour after is was over watching acapella videos on YouTube (and he’ll probably kill me for putting that here!) The whole movie is hilarious!

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      • Lori | Foxes Love Lemons says

        12/02 at 9:53 pm

        I love acapella! The Sing Off on NBC is starting again next week, I think 🙂

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  4. Heather @girlichef.com says

    12/02 at 10:56 am

    I was about to comment on your “Pacman” carrots, until I saw they were actually hearts… 😉 I still think they sound amazing. As does the sangria!

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    • Lauren @ HealthyDelish says

      12/02 at 7:28 pm

      Pacman, hearts…whatever floats your boat! lol. They do look like pacman now that you mention it. I guess I could have made the ends pointier, but I didn’t want to trim away too much of the carrot. 😉

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