Honey Roasted Carrots Recipe (2024)

This honey roasted carrots recipe is made with 5 ingredients in 30 minutes. Honey glazed carrots are so delicious they taste like vegetable candy, so even picky eaters enjoy them.

This honey roasted carrots recipe will have picky eaters asking, “Can I have more veggies, please?”

Roasting the carrots brings out their natural sweetness (like in this savory roasted carrots recipe), which is then enhanced with just a touch of honey. They seriously taste like vegetable candy, and I have a hard time not eating the entire pan all by myself.

I feel like carrots sometimes get a bad wrap, like they’re not a “vegetabley” enough vegetable if you know know I mean. And I have to be honest, I am a little bummed that even though I ate copious amounts of carrots when I was a kid I still have glasses.

But carrots are a nutritious powerhouse, loaded with beta keratin, vitamin A, fiber and antioxidants. And this honey glazed carrots recipe is a great way to enjoy them. It’s easy to make with only 5 ingredients in 30 minutes.

Honey Roasted Carrots: Ingredients & Substitutions

Here are a few possible substitutions you could make in this recipe!

• Olive oil.Any neutral tasting oil works great in this recipe. The top three I recommend are olive oil, avocado oil and canola oil. Or you could just replace the olive oil with more butter.
• Butter. coconut oil or ghee are dairy-free substitutions for butter.
• Honey.For a vegan version, use maple syrup.

How to Make Honey Roasted Carrots

This honey carrots recipe is easy to make, but here are a few tips to help ensure your success. Also, don’t forget to watch the video.

Peel & Trim Carrots

The first step in this recipe is to peel and trim the ends of the carrots (or cut them into the size/shape you prefer).

Next, melt the butter and add the olive oil.

Then, toss the carrots with olive oil and melted butter or coconut oil and stir until combined. Then add sea salt and stir until it’s evenly distributed.

Add oiled/seasoned carrots to a large baking sheet and spread evenly in one layer. Roast for 10-20 minutes, stir and then roast for 10 minutes more, or until the carrots are golden-brown.

It’s important to make sure the carrots are slightly browned before adding the honey. This will ensure they will be perfectly roasted and the honey won’t burn.

Once the carrots have begun to brown and are slightly soft to the touch, add the honey and stir to coat.

After adding the honey, return to the oven and roast until the honey has thickened and stuck to the carrots and they are golden-brown.

Serve

I recommend serving immediately with your favorite dinner recipes (trust me it’ll be hard to not eat the entire pan right away).

You can garnish them with some chopped pieces of the carrot tops, or other fresh herbs like rosemary, parsley, etc. Or just serve them plain!

Store

If you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Enjoy them cold tossed in a salad, or warm them up in the oven or microwave.

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