After 2 minutes of cooking and stirring you can see that the red hots are still whole. So I cooked them for 2 more minutes and then 2 more. They were not totally melted after the 6 minutes. So, for myself, I will not add the red hots again.
Drained the carrots. Melted 1 T butter in pan, then added 2 T honey, 1/3 c brown sugar, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 2 T red hots candies. And cooked for 2 minute intervals. 10/22/16