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Honey Roasted Carrots

Published November 17, 2021 | Updated November 19, 2022 | By Mandy & Jane

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A serving plate with roast carrots made from scratch.

This recipe for honey roasted carrots is the perfect side dish to any meal! The sweetness of the honey pairs perfectly with the savory carrots, and the roasting process brings out all of their natural flavors. These carrots are are going to be a big hit with your family!

A serving plate with roast carrots made from scratch.

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We love roasted veggies, when fall arrives we start roasting!

We make these delicious honey roasted carrots as part of our Sunday roast dinner, they’re a fall side dish that gets eaten in a flash, they really are everyone’s favorite!

Why you’ll love this recipe

  • They are a perfect side dish for your Thanksgiving dinner or Christmas dinner.
  • The whole family will love these roasted carrots and we regularly get asked for a second serving from visiting kids!
  • They are 100% vegetarian.

We love to roast carrots and experiment with different flavors, there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing your family putting a second helping of roasted carrots on their plate.

What ingredients do I need?

You’ll need all the ingredients shown in the photograph below.

Ingredients for roasting carrots, carrots, olive oil, salt, cider vinegar, cinnamon, honey or maple syrup, and freshly ground black pepper.

How to make honey roasted carrots with step-by-step instructions

Making our honey-roasted carrot recipe is easy if you follow our simple instructions.

A full printable recipe along with the measurements in both US customary and metric is available in the recipe card below.

Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F.

Bring a large pan of water to a boil and then add your fresh carrots, bring the water back up to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.

Next, drain the cooked carrots and leave them in a colander to dry for 3 minutes.

Peel, slice, boil and drain your carrots.
Boil your carrots and leave them to drain.
Place in roasting tin and add salt and pepper.
Place the semi cooked carrots in a roasting tin and season.
Add olive oil and honey to a bowl.
Mix olive oil, honey, cider vinegar, and nutmeg together.

Place your semi-cooked carrots on a large, prepared baking sheet or in a roasting tin and season with kosher salt and coarse ground black pepper.

In a jug, mix the olive oil, honey (or maple syrup), cider vinegar, and nutmeg.

Now, brush your carrots with the oily mixture and place the baking sheet with the semi-cooked carrots in the oven, cook for 25 – 30 minutes, turning half way to ensure they cook evenly.

Brush carrots with honey, oil mixture.
Brush the carrots with the honey mixture.
Honey roasted carrots fresh out of the oven in a roasting tin.
Cook until golden brown and soft.

When the honey-roasted carrots are cooked, they will have turned a golden brown and be soft.

Remove them from the oven and serve immediately.

The perfect oven-roasted carrots – enjoy!

Close up of roasting carrots in the oven, caramelizing while cooking.

Recipe notes and tips

  • Out of honey?
    Use maple syrup instead!
  • Make it vegan
    Use a vegan honey substitute and then this oven roasted carrots recipe will be suitable for everyone!
  • Experiment with flavors
    Try scattering fresh herbs, or even adding a little brown sugar for extra sweetness on these savory roasted carrots.
  • Using baby carrots?
    Baby carrots will take less time to cook, so keep an eye on them when they are roasting.
  • Don’t have nutmeg?
    Use cinnamon instead.
  • Garnish
    Garnish with fresh parsley if you’d like.

What do I serve with honey roasted carrots?

These delicious carrots are so versatile, that they go with many different dishes.

Serve them as part of a Sunday or holiday dinner along with nut roast, lentil loaf, mushroom wellington, roast potatoes, air fryer Brussels sprouts, and Yorkshire pudding.

We’ve even been known to eat them as a snack, and we love to dip them in sour cream and chives, blue cheese dressing, or garlic dip.

Whichever way you eat them, we think you’ll love them!

Close up of a plate of freshly made honey roasted carrots, seasoned with salt and pepper and with fresh thyme.

What are the best carrots to oven roast?

Fresh carrots are always the best roasting carrots.

The choice is yours as to which type of carrot you prefer to roast, imperator carrots, baby carrots, or rainbow carrots are the most popular

If you want to make roasted baby carrots, just follow this recipe, and check on them after 20 minutes of cooking.

Do I have to peel carrots to roast them?

No, you don’t need to peel carrots when making honey roasted carrots.

All the goodness is in the skin, so all you need to do is to make sure that the carrots have been washed and that’s enough.

You’ll find that your honey-roasted carrots are much tastier with their skins left on.

Homemade oven roasted carrots with a honey glaze and salt and pepper, with fresh thyme around it.

Whole carrots or batons?

For this roasted carrot recipe, we’ve used carrot batons, but whole carrots work very well too, you’ll just need to adjust the roasting time.

How do I store leftover roast carrots?

Our honey roasted carrots store well.

Just place them in the fridge in an airtight container and they will keep for up to 3 days.

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We hope you enjoy making, and eating, our delicious oven-roasted carrots and would love to hear how you got on making them.

Please leave a comment below and feel free to ask any questions you may have about them.

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Homemade oven roasted carrots ready to eat.
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Honey Roasted Carrots

Delicious honey oven-roasted carrots, cooked to perfection, starting to caramelize, seasoned with nutmeg, are what winter vegetables are all about. We make these delicious roasted carrots as part of our Sunday dinner, Thanksgiving dinner, and Christmas dinner, they're a side dish that gets eaten in a flash, they are everyone's favorite!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time35 mins
Servings4
Calories190
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Worldwide
Author: Mandy Applegate | Splash of Taste
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Utensils

Baking sheet or roasting tin

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Carrots halved length ways and then quartered
  • Kosher salt and coarse ground pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 1 tbsp Cider vinegar
  • ¼ tsp Nutmeg
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C
  • Bring a large pan of water to a boil and then add your fresh carrots, bring the water back up to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Next, drain the semi-cooked carrots and leave them in a colander to dry for 3 minutes. Place your semi-cooked carrots on a large, prepared baking sheet or in a roasting tin and season with kosher salt and coarse ground black pepper
    2 lbs Carrots, Kosher salt and coarse ground pepper
  • In a jug, mix the olive oil, honey, cider vinegar, and nutmeg. Now, brush your carrots with the oily mixture and place the baking sheet with the carrots in the oven, cook for 25 – 30 minutes. When the honey-roasted carrots are cooked, they will have turned a golden brown and be soft. Remove them from the oven and serve immediately. The perfect oven-roasted carrots – enjoy!
    2 tbsp Olive oil, 2 tbsp Honey, ¼ tsp Nutmeg, 1 tbsp Cider vinegar

Notes

  • Out of honey?
    Use maple syrup instead
  • Make it vegan
    Use a vegan honey substitute and then this oven-roasted carrots recipe will be suitable for everyone
  • Experiment with flavors
    Try scattering fresh herbs, or even adding a little brown sugar for extra sweetness on these savory roasted carrots
  • Using baby carrots?
    Baby carrots will take less time to cook, so keep an eye on them when they are roasting
  • Don’t have any nutmeg? 
    Use cinnamon instead

Nutrition

Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 735mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 37889IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 1mg

Disclaimer

Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.

Or try them with these roasted shaved Brussels sprouts from Wendy Polisi.

For the step-by-step version of this recipe check out how to make oven-roasted carrots.

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  1. Sherry Ronning says

    November 18, 2021 at 2:35 am

    5 stars
    I love the flavor of your honey roasted carrots! It will be a great addition to our Thanksgiving table.

    Reply
  2. Anne says

    November 18, 2021 at 2:48 am

    5 stars
    Love this recipe! I’d never tried vinegar on roast carrots before and tastes amazing.

    Reply
  3. Sarah says

    November 18, 2021 at 5:26 am

    5 stars
    Love, love, loved this! The apple cider vinegar is just the pop of brightness to balance the sweetness of the carrots!

    Reply
  4. Jenn says

    November 18, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    5 stars
    These are so good! I love the flavors and how they’re not too sweet!

    Reply
  5. Kim says

    November 18, 2021 at 11:11 pm

    5 stars
    So simple and such a great side for the holidays!

    Reply
  6. lynn polito says

    November 19, 2021 at 11:33 am

    5 stars
    A delicious Thanksgiving side dish!! So good!

    Reply
  7. Marjorie Myers says

    February 9, 2022 at 9:01 pm

    Can I use my air fryer for this recipe?

    Reply
    • Mandy from Splash of Taste says

      February 10, 2022 at 7:35 am

      We haven’t tried them in an air fryer, I don’t see why not, if you try it, then let us know how you get on. We’re planning an air fryer version later this year 🙂

  8. Rachel Kowalchuk says

    March 24, 2022 at 3:37 pm

    5 stars
    These are so simple to make and have such a great flavor, I will be making them again for Easter this year!

    Reply
    • Mandy from Splash of Taste says

      March 25, 2022 at 9:21 am

      They are perfect as part of an Easter dinner – so pleased you enjoyed them!

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