Oven Roasted Carrots Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Oven Roasted Carrots Recipe

The best oven roasted carrots recipe. Crisp, flavorful, and delicious. This quick roasted carrots make a perfect side dish to most main dishes. Let me show you how to roast carrots in easy, simple steps.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American, British

Keyword: how to make roasted carrots, how to roast carrots, oven roasted carrots, oven roasted carrots recipe, roasted carrots

Servings:

Calories: 90kcal

Author: Kemi

Equipment

Oven
Oven tray
Knife

Ingredients

1 kg (2lb) Carrots baby carrots, organic carrots or whole carrots
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 teaspoon Black pepper
½ tablespoon Parsley
Salt optional

Instructions

First peel the carrots (If not peeling, scrub with sponge to remove any dirt)
Cut the carrots diagonally into equal (about 2 inches) size.
Note you don't have to cut if making whole roasted carrots but roasting time will slightly be more than stated in this post.
Add the black pepper, parsley, salt and olive then mix.
Arrange the seasoned carrots on a baking paper covered oven tray. Put the tray in the oven and bake carrots at a temperature of 200C/ 400C for 20 minutes.
After the baking time, bring out the tray, serve and enjoy perfect roasted carrots.

Notes

VARIATION

Honey Glazed Carrots- Add 2 tablespoons of honey to the carrots as soon as it comes out of the oven then mix well so the honey coats all parts.

Garlic Butter Roasted Carrots - Mix garlic and butter together, add half to the carrots before roasting in the oven and add the remaining half to it as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Brown sugar Carrots - Add brown sugar to the carrots at the time you add the other ingredients. The outcome is sweet, sticky brown sugar glazed carrots.

HOW TO STORE

Store in the fridge where it will last for up to 3 days. Before putting in the fridge, pack the carrots in a Zip loc (freezer bag) or an airtight container.

To reheat: Roasted carrots can be reheated in the oven or air fryer. If reheating in the oven, arrange on an oven tray and bake at a temperature of 200C for 5 minutes or till heated through and crisp. If reheating in the air fryer, add carrots in the air fryer basket and air fry at a temperature of 190C for 3 minutes or till it's heated inside.

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