Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots
Caramelised carrots with garlic, honey, butter, and a hit of paprika. Roasts in about 20 minutes, finishes with a honey-butter glaze.
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- 800 g Carrot
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 40 g Butter
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black pepper
- ½ tsp Smoked paprika (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven to 220°C (425°F).
- While the oven heats, cut the carrots into 5 cm sticks and smash the garlic.
- Toss the carrots with the oil, salt, pepper, and paprika on a tray. Roast for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter with the garlic and honey in a small pan over low heat for 2 minutes; do not let it brown.
- Pour the glaze over the roasted carrots, toss, and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
Estimated from ingredients; varies with exact portions and brands.
About Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots
Honey-garlic roasted carrots are a sweet-savory side that leans on the natural sugars in the carrot and pushes them further with heat and a glaze. Cut into thick sticks and roasted at a high 220°C, the carrots caramelize at the edges and soften inside, while a dusting of smoked paprika adds a low, woody warmth that keeps the honey from reading as merely sweet. The result sits somewhere between a vegetable and a treat: tender, glossy, faintly smoky, with garlic threading through every bite.
The technique that sets this version apart is holding the glaze back. Rather than roasting the honey and butter with the carrots, where the sugars would scorch, they're gently melted with garlic in a separate pan over low heat and poured over only after the carrots come out of the oven. That keeps the glaze bright and the garlic sweet instead of bitter. It's a natural fit for a holiday spread or a weeknight roast dinner, holds up next to chicken or pork, and its high-fiber, vegetarian profile makes it an easy vegetable to actually look forward to.
Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots?
One serving of Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots has about 225 calories, with 2g of protein, 29g of carbs, 12g of fat and 6g of fiber. These are estimates based on the ingredient amounts in this recipe and will vary with your exact portions and brands.
Is Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots take to make?
About 35 minutes start to finish, but only around 9 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
Do I need every ingredient to make Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out smoked paprika — it's optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Honey-Garlic Roasted Carrots make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.