Entire carrots roasted within the oven with butter and seasoning, then completed off with drizzle of honey. No chopping or boiling required (I don’t even peel mine – simply give them a fast scrub). They’re tender and candy with a little bit of chew. An incredible aspect dish with minimal prep wanted.
I’m not fairly certain why, however leaving a carrot entire, and particularly leaving a little bit of the inexperienced stalks on, in some way makes carrots appear far more fancy than the chopped model!
These Honey Roasted Carrots are buttery and candy, however not too candy, and have a pleasant little bit of chew to them (which all of us want to very smooth carrots – however you possibly can prepare dinner them for longer in case you like them softer). An incredible aspect for all of your comforting autumnal dinners!
That is all made in a single tray within the oven, so cleanup is minimal!
📋 Elements
Carrots – Use the longer skinny ones with and inch of the inexperienced tops intact, not the stubby little mini carrots. When you can’t discover the longer skinny ones, use common carrots and slice them into lengthy items – about 12cm lengthy and 1.5cm thick.
Seasoning – We’re preserving it easy with just a few salt, pepper and parsley as a result of that pretty butter honey coating is the actual star of the present.
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***Full recipe with detailed steps within the recipe card on the finish of this publish***
- After preheating the oven, place the carrots in a single layer in a tray and drizzle over the oil, add the butter and season with salt and pepper.
- Place within the oven and prepare dinner for 22 minutes earlier than including the honey and dried parsley and inserting again within the oven for an extra 10 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and depart to prepare dinner for a couple of minutes. Then serve alongside that scrumptious honey butter left within the backside of the pan.
Professional Tip
Give the carrots scrub with a scrubbing brush (I exploit a nail brush that I purchased particularly for vegetable scrubbing) while operating beneath chilly water, so that you don’t must peel them.
The oven does a lot of the work for this one (my favorite type of recipe)!
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🍽️ What to serve it with
They’ll simply be made within the oven while your specializing in the remainder of your dinner!
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? Ceaselessly Requested Questions
I wouldn’t suggest making this forward because the carrots can be dried gained’t be fairly as flavourful upon reheating.
You may double this recipe to serve a crowd or halve to serve just a few so long as you stick with the identical ingredient ratios. If you’re doubling the recipe, you’ll have to use a bigger baking tray to stop crowding and ensure the carrots prepare dinner evenly.
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Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan)
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Place the carrots in a baking dish, in a single layer.
400 g (14oz) topped carrots
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Drizzle on the oil and add the butter in 1/2 teaspoon dots. Sprinkle on the salt and pepper.
2 tbsp oil, 2 tbsp unsalted butter, 1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp black pepper
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Place within the oven to 22 minutes, turning as soon as, midway by means of cooking.
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Take away from the oven. They need to be feeling and looking pretty tender at this level (rigorously slide a knife into the thicker finish of 1 carrot and it ought to slide in with only a little bit of resistance). If not, prepare dinner for an extra 5 minutes. Then drizzle over the honey and sprinkle on the dried parsley.
3 tbsp honey, 1/4 tsp dried parsley
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Place again within the oven for an extra 10 minutes, till the perimeters of the carrots are beginning to char very barely.
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Take away from the oven, depart to relaxation for a few minutes (this helps them to go extra sticky because the honey cools a little bit), then switch to a heat serving dish and serve drizzled with the honey butter from the baking dish.
Carrot measurement and prep
Use the longer skinny ones with and inch of the inexperienced tops intact, not the stubby little mini carrots. When you can’t discover the longer skinny ones, use common carrots and slice them into lengthy items – about 12cm lengthy and 1.5cm thick. You may see the dimensions of the carrots I exploit within the components picture above.
You may scrub or peel the carrots, it’s utterly your choice. I like to go away 1″ (2.5cm) of the inexperienced carrot tops on as a result of I feel it seems to be fairly.
Cooking within the Air Fryer
We’ve examined cooking these within the air fryer, and so they’re not a lot faster to prepare dinner within the air fryer than the oven, and so they additionally go darker when cooked within the air fryer. However they’re nonetheless tasty.
Comply with the identical directions as above to arrange the carrots. Place the carrots within the air fryer basket utilizing a liner.
Utilizing an air fryer liner signifies that it takes a little bit longer to prepare dinner however retains the carrots within the seasoned butter in order that they’ll be juicy and tender with extra flavour from the butter, seasoning and honey.
Air fry initially at 200c (400f) for 20 minutes shifting the carrots round after 10 minutes to make sure they’re evenly cooked.
Then add the honey and dried parsley and fir fry for an extra 10 minutes at 200c (400f) giving them a shake at 5 minutes.
Dietary info is approximate, per portion (based mostly on this recipe making 4 parts).
Energy: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fats: 13g | Saturated Fats: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 2g | Monounsaturated Fats: 6g | Trans Fats: 0.3g | Ldl cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 187mg | Potassium: 331mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 16881IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Diet info is robotically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
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