Don't save this delicious fall side dish for Thanksgiving! It's a great recipe to serve with roast chicken, pork and more!
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🗝️ Key takeaways
- It calls for pantry staple ingredients, making it a budget-friendly side dish that you won’t need to visit the stores for.
- These maple-roasted carrots are a perfect side dish recipe that's easy for weeknight dinners yet classy enough to be enjoyed on a special occasion like Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
- Roast carrots are a delicious option for tons of of main meals. You can even use up any leftovers in soups and stews.
If you've never had roast vegetables before you're going to love these! They come out of the oven with a buttery maple syrup glaze that's light and delicious. It brings out the natural sweetness of the carrots.
I've added a touch of smoky, spicy flavor to really wake up your tastebuds!
🧾 Ingredients
📖 Variations
- Add your favorite root vegetables along with these sweet carrots such as brussels sprouts or other favorite veggies. You may need to increase the maple syrup mixture if you opt for this recipe variation.
- Make maple orange glazed carrots by using orange zest, orange juice, and cinnamon along with the maple syrup.
- Make these with regular carrots by peeling them and cutting them in long strips.
- You can omit the chipotle and smoked paprika if you want to.
- Add some color to your holiday table by using a mix of orange carrots and purple carrots or the rainbow carrots mix which has several different colors in it.
🔪 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.
- Place carrots in a large bowl with real maple syrup, brown sugar, chipotle, paprika, and butter.
- Mix the ingredients well - the fastest, easiest way is with your hands.
- Add the prepared carrots to a baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes at 400℉, stirring the carrots at 15-minute intervals.
- Remove the carrots from the oven while the broiler heats up and then add them back to the oven for 5-10 minutes, watching that they don’t burn.
🥫 How to store leftovers
Store these maple-roasted carrots in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days.
You can freeze them but they will be mush when they thaw. I don't recommend it.
Expert Tip:
Be sure to use real maple syrup!
💭 Things to know
- Leftover roasted carrots are great additions to soups and stews.
- While I’ve used the tiny whole carrots, you could also use big carrots instead. Just make sure to wash, peel, and cut them down into a smaller size. Your roasting time will likely change so keep an eye on them.
- You can opt to use honey in place of maple syrup if you wish.
- Line the sheet pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup.
- Crock Pot Roast with Potatoes and carrots is a wonderful way to use up any leftover maple roasted carrots or any spare baby carrots you have from this recipe.
👩🍳 FAQs
I don't recommend doing so as the carrots may turn to mush once thawed.
Baby carrots are the most convenient choice but you could use large carrots that are cut down in size or even purple carrots. I usually try to use organic carrots for this delicious side dish.
Reheat any stored roasted carrots in the oven, covered with aluminum foil, or in the microwave.
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- Copycat KFC Coleslaw Recipe wouldn’t be the same without those sweet shredded carrots!
- Spicy Roasted Cauliflower Side Dish will quickly inspire you to try out other roasted vegetable side dish recipes - a perfect addition to your roasted carrots.
- Bourbon Sweet Potato Crunch is one of our favorite Thanksgiving side dishes!
🍽️ Serve with...
These maple roasted carrots are a delicious side dish for an array of roast meats or hearty casseroles.
I love them as an easy side dish recipe for French Onion Chicken.
They work well with this Southern pork chops and gravy recipe, too.
📞 The last word
These are so good - and just a sprinkle of green onions or fresh parsley will make them look as delicious as they taste!
I love this carrot side dish because there's not a lot of prep work so I don't have to save them for special occasions. They're easy enough for They're easy enough for any busy weeknight meal.
Even if you're not a fan of carrots you should give these a try.
If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need. Don't forget that you can click on "add to collection" to save it to your own, private recipe box!
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📖 Recipe
Maple Roasted Carrots
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- 2 pounds baby carrots
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Wash carrots and pat dry.
- Place the carrots in a large bowl.
- Add the maple syrup, brown sugar, chipotle, paprika, and butter.
- Mix well - it's easiest to use your hands... but messy.
- Place the carrots in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes, stir well, and return to the oven.
- Repeat every 15 minutes for about 45 minutes - or until the carrots are soft and "glazed".
- Remove from oven.
Get that perfect caramelization!
- Heat up the broiler.
- Place the baking sheet back in the oven and broil until the carrots are spotted with golden brown color.
- This will take about 5 minutes or maybe a bit more. Watch carefully - they burn fast.
- Sprinkle with parsley, crushed red pepper, or chopped pecans and serve.
Notes
- Be sure to use real maple syrup!
- While I’ve used the tiny whole carrots, you could also use big carrots instead. Just make sure to wash, peel, and cut them down into a smaller size. Your roasting time will likely change so keep an eye on them.
- You can opt to use honey or dark corn syrup in place of maple syrup if you wish.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.
First published February 6, 2023. Last updated February 4, 2024 for editorial improvements.
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