This delicious honey roasted baby carrots recipe is a fantastic, simple side dish. It requires very little hands-on time and results in the tenderest and tastiest carrots.
This great recipe is so full of flavor! The combination of honey, mustard, garlic, and balsamic with the sweetness of the carrots is phenomenal.
It does call for a bit of roasting time, but there's really only about 10 minutes of active time.
You'll love this easy carrot recipe - it's a great weeknight side dish, but it's special enough to serve at a celebration like Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter.
You'll roast the whole carrots, so you don't even need to chop them - making this the simplest side.
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Ingredients
Here are the simple ingredients you'll need for this delicious fresh carrots recipe!
- Baby Carrots (use baby rainbow carrots if you want more color)
- Olive Oil (it doesn't need to be extra virgin)
- Kosher Salt
- Ground Black Pepper
- Butter
- Honey
- Dijon Mustard
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Garlic
- Optional - Fresh Parsley
See the recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Toss carrots with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Lay in a single layer on a parchment lined sheet pan. Bake for 12 mins in the oven.
Melt the butter, honey, mustard, balsamic vinegar, and garlic together in a small bowl. Stir to fully combine.
Remove carrots from oven and toss with glaze in a large bowl.
Spread out on the sheet pan again and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Remove the carrots from the oven. Allow them to cool for a minute or two and place them on a serving platter or bowl.
Top with chopped parsley.
More Great Side Dish Recipes
Check out our full list of Healthy Side Dishes or try one of these!
- Rainbow Carrot Salad with Quinoa - a beautiful salad with layers of flavor.
- Asian Style Green Beans - tangy beans ready in a few minutes.
- Roasted Broccolini - this easy recipe is the best way to cook broccolini.
- Roasted Golden Beets - fantastic, tender beets with loads of flavor.
Substitutions & Variations
Want to make some changes? Try these substitutions or optional ingredients.
- Fresh Herbs - you can top the carrots with chopped herbs like fresh thyme, oregano, or sage.
- Sweetener - you can swap the honey for maple syrup or brown sugar.
- Larger Carrots - you can use regular size carrots, just peel them and cut them into smaller pieces (1 ½ inches long, ½ an inch wide)
What to Serve with Carrots
Carrots are a great side dish for lots of meals, but here are a few main courses that pair well with honey mustard carrots.
Storage
The cooked carrots will keep for up to 4 days in the refrigerator when stored in an airtight container.
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Honey Roasted Baby Carrots
This delicious honey roasted baby carrots recipe is an excellent side dish! Full of flavor and so simple to make.
Ingredients
- 24 ounces (2 bags) of baby carrots
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- optional - chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Toss carrots with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl and lay in a single layer on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Bake for 15 mins in the oven.
- Melt the butter, honey, mustard, balsamic vinegar, and garlic together in a small bowl. Stir to combine fully.
- Remove carrots from the oven and toss with glaze in a large bowl.
- Spread carrots out on the sheet pan again and bake for an additional 15 minutes till fork tender.
- Remove the carrots from the oven. Allow them to cool for a minute or two and place them on a serving platter or bowl.
- Top with chopped parsley.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 113Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 212mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 0g