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Ginger and Honey Roasted Carrots

Published March 27, 2018 5 comments >>

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Roasted carrots are cooked in a light sauce of butter, honey, ginger, and lemon. The oven brings out the naturally sweet flavor of the roasted carrots and turns the sauce into a tasty glaze.

Honey Roasted Carrots with Ginger, an easy side dish perfect for a simple dinner or a holiday feast. Carrots roast in a light sauce of butter, honey, ginger, and lemon. The oven brings out their naturally sweet flavor and turns the sauce into a tasty glaze.

Ginger honey roasted carrots in cast iron skillet

Healthy Side Dish

Carrots are a great choice for healthy eating. They are high in vitamin a, vitamin k, vitamin c, plus beta carotene, potassium, and soluble fiber. My kids love eating raw carrots, but their flavor can sometime be off-putting.

How to Fix Bitter Carrots

Have you ever gotten a bag of fresh carrots that tastes slightly soapy and bitter rather than sweet? This taste is caused by terpenoids, one of the flavoring elements in carrots.

These bitter carrots are  perfectly safe to eat, but the flavor is not to appealing. Luckily you can cook the carrots to eliminate the bitter taste and bring back the natural sweetness. (This recipe is also a great way to use up  a bag of baby carrots that is about to go bad!)

Roasted carrots with parsley

Oven Roasted Carrots

I don’t enjoy fussy or complicated vegetable side dishes. A simple baked sweet potato, ear of corn, or dish of steamed peas is perfectly fine for me. But roasting, ah roasting….  roasting is my favorite way to prepare vegetables! It’s easy to throw the vegetables into a pan then pop them into the oven where the heat brings out their natural flavor.

This recipe needs one extra step before roasting that is well worth the effort. You simply stir together butter, honey, ginger, and lemon and pour it over the carrots. Then, as the carrots roast, the other ingredients cook down into a sweet glaze that highlights the natural flavor of the root vegetables.

Ginger Honey Roasted Carrots

I’ve been making this recipe since my oldest son was a toddler. He adored the flavors then and can not get enough of them now. I make an extra big batch so we can eat roast vegetable leftovers for lunch, and I often find little people sneaking them cold from the fridge as snacks. That’s right, kids sneaking cold vegetables as snacks!

Score one for mom!

What to serve with roasted carrots? They’re the perfect side dish to serve with Crazy Easy Roasted Chicken (make it in the slow cooker or oven).

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Roasted carrots are cooked in a light sauce of butter, honey, ginger, and lemon. The oven brings out the naturally sweet flavor of the roasted carrots and turns the sauce into a tasty glaze.

Ginger Honey Roasted Carrots

★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
  • Author: Bren
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: American
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Carrots are gently roasted in a light sauce of butter, honey, ginger, and lemon. The oven-roasting brings out the naturally sweet flavor of the root vegetables and turns the sauce into a tasty glaze.


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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs carrots (cut 1 inch x 1/4 inch)
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 tbsp ginger (crushed)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  2. Grease a cookie sheet or cast iron pan. Pour in carrots.
    Roasted carrots are cooked in a light sauce of butter, honey, ginger, and lemon. The oven brings out the naturally sweet flavor of the roasted carrots and turns the sauce into a tasty glaze.
  3. Melt butter in a small bowl then stir in honey, ginger, and lemon juice.
  4. Pour sauce over carrots then stir to combine.
    Roasted carrots are cooked in a light sauce of butter, honey, ginger, and lemon. The oven brings out the naturally sweet flavor of the roasted carrots and turns the sauce into a tasty glaze.
  5. Roast the carrots until tender and golden brown, stirring occasionally (every 15-30 minutes to ensure equal browning). Roasting 45 minutes to 1 hour.
    Roasted carrots are cooked in a light sauce of butter, honey, ginger, and lemon. The oven brings out the naturally sweet flavor of the roasted carrots and turns the sauce into a tasty glaze.
  6. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with diced chives, scallions, or parsley if desired.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
  • Calories: 173
  • Sugar: 18.8 g
  • Sodium: 106 mg
  • Fat: 18.8 g
  • Protein: 1.5 g

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  1. Jackie

    December 2, 2017 at 7:40 pm

    Can these be premade and reheated without ruining the texture?

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    • Bren

      December 4, 2017 at 9:20 am

      I generally make them the same day we eat them but I think the leftovers are just as yummy after they are reheated.

      Reply
  2. Stephanie

    March 16, 2017 at 8:03 pm

    I love this recipe. I make these for every holiday; my family can’t get enough of them!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Clarissa

    November 22, 2016 at 1:38 pm

    These sound amazing! I may whip these up as a side dish for Thanksgiving!

    -Clarissa @ theviewfromhere.is

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Bren

      November 22, 2016 at 9:24 pm

      Thanks, Clarissa! The are my most requested side dish and SOOOO easy. Have a great Thanksgiving.

      Reply

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