Cinnamony Carrots With Cream Cheese Dip

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) bag baby carrots
• water
• for boiling
• salt
• to taste
• 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 12 g sugar substitute (Splenda works best)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• at room temperature (I use fat-free)

Instructions

1. Boil carrots in water til tender or place in a microwave safe dish with water and microwave on high 12 minutes.
2. Drain in large sieve, shaking constantly.
3. while shaking, sprinkle first salt, then minced onion, cinnamon, and sugar substitute on the carrots, in that order.
4. Let carrots sit in sieve 5 minutes to evaporate any left over moisture.
5. Serve with softened creamm cheese for dip.