Heat a pan or pot on medium-high heat and add the butter.
½ cup unsalted butter
When melted, add the white sugar (or sweetener), brown sugar (or sweetener), ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Stir. You want to ensure the sugar melts down, but don't overcook the glaze.
½ cup brown sugar or sweetener, ½ cup white sugar or sweetener, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ½ teaspoon salt
Once the sugar has melted, add in the vanilla extract and stir. The glaze will thicken.
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pour in the water and stir until the glaze caramelizes.
¼ cup water
Add in the diced carrots and stir until the carrots are fully coated in the glaze.
2 pounds carrots
Reduce the heat to low and place the lid on the pot.
Simmer and cook the carrots for 8-12 until the carrots are tender. Cook time will vary based on the size of your carrots.
Combine the flour in a separate bowl and stir until the flour is fully incorporated to create a slurry. Add 2 tablespoons of the glaze from the pot to the bowl with the flour slurry. Stir to fully combine. This is important. If you don't fully incorporate the mixture, you will end up with clumps of flour in your glaze.
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon water
Open the pot and pour the slurry into the pot and stir. The glaze will thicken.
Cool before serving. The glaze will thicken even more upon standing.