Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots
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Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots are cut into big pieces, tossed in melted butter, honey and garlic, and roasted in the same skillet until the edges caramelize and the middles go tender. Seven ingredients, one pan, and about ten minutes of work before the oven takes over. They're the side I put next to Crock Pot Turkey and Stuffing when the oven is already full.
Whole carrots, not baby carrots — they have more flavor and hold up to the heat. This is a holiday-table side that also works on a Tuesday. For the rest of the plate, try Slow Cooker Honey Glazed Ham and Garlic Roasted Mashed Potatoes.
Quick Look: Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots
- ⏱️ Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 🕒 Total Time: 35 minutes
- 👨👩👧👦 Servings: 6
- 📊 Calories: 213 kcal per serving
- 🥣 Ingredients: Carrots, butter, honey, garlic, salt, pepper, fresh parsley
- ⭐ Difficulty: Easy — one skillet, no chopping beyond the carrots
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
One Skillet. The glaze is made in the pan and the carrots roast in the same pan. Nothing else to wash.
Seven Ingredients. Carrots, butter, honey, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley. Everything's already in the kitchen.
Twenty-Five Minutes in the Oven. It slides in while the main dish rests, so it doesn't fight for oven time on a holiday.
More of the same treatment: Parmesan Roasted Broccoli and Garlic Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower.
Ingredients Needed
- Carrots: Large carrots peeled and cut into 2-3 inch pieces.
- Butter: Use salted or unsalted butter.
- Honey: Gives the carrots their extra added sweetness and allows them to caramelize into a delicious glaze.
- Garlic: Fresh minced garlic always adds the most flavor.
- Parsley: Fresh chopped parsley looks the best but dried parsley can be used in a pinch.
How to Make Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots
- Step 1: Melt butter In a large oven-safe skillet and whisk in the fresh garlic and honey.
- Step 2: Toss carrots with the honey-garlic glaze mixture until coated. Bake until fork-tender.
Recipe Tips
- Cut them the same size. Even pieces roast evenly. Halve the thick ones.
- Skip the baby carrots. They don't have the flavor of whole carrots and they overcook.
- Use a cast iron skillet and put it straight in the oven. No oven-safe skillet? Transfer to a baking dish.
- Watch the last five minutes. Honey burns. Pull them when the edges are dark and sticky, not black.
- Roast these alongside my Honey Garlic Roasted Potatoes — same oven, same temp.
Recipe FAQ's
Before. The honey goes in the butter with the garlic, the carrots get tossed in it, and it caramelizes in the oven. That's the glaze.
Yes, making these honey garlic roasted carrots ahead of time is a huge time saver. You can reheat them in the microwave or a 300-degree oven for 15 minutes.
I peel my carrots, but it's just personal preference; you certainly don't have to just give them a good scrub.
Yes, you can just allow them to thaw first to reduce the extra water. Frozen carrots are blanched so they are a bit softer than regular carrots and may need less time to roast.
Roasted honey carrots only take about 25 minutes to roast, but it certainly depends on how large you have cut your carrots. I recommend if they are really thick, cut them in half.
No problem, just melt the butter, garlic, and honey in a skillet, place the sliced fresh carrots into a single layer in a baking dish or baking sheet, and pour the honey glaze over the top, and toss until coated. Bake according to the directions.
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Honey Garlic Roasted Carrots
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds carrots cut into 3 inch pieces
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 2-3 tablespoons honey
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- Fresh parsley
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- In a oven safe skillet melt butter. Add in honey and garlic and whisk until combined.
- Add in carrots and toss to coat, sprinkle salt and pepper on top.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until carrots are fork-tender.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Oh yes, you can make the carrots tomorrow and just reheat for Thanksgiving.
Would I be able to make the carrotts tomorrow, and eat Thursday? Or must they be made the same day? Thank you.
Fantastic Sue!
OMG. Delicious. Just made these. No pan issues. Used Temptatiions pan from QVC. Took all my limited self control not to eat whole pan
Thanks for all your great recipes
Yes, that would be fine Joyce 🙂
No, I wouldn't use frozen carrots, they tend to be mushier.
Can they be frozen
CAN I USE BABY CARROTS
Sure, you just may have to shorten the baking tim as they are much smaller.
Can u use a bag of baby carrots?