Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge
Tender carrots baked with cream and sage.
Ingredients
- 5 Carrot
- 250 ml Heavy cream
- 100 g Gruyere cheese
- 8 Sage
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 20 g Butter
- 1 tsp Salt
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Thinly slice the carrots and grate the cheese.
- Layer the carrots with the garlic, sage, salt, and cream in a buttered baking dish.
- Top with the grated cheese and bake until the carrots are tender and the top is golden, about 30 minutes.
- Rest a few minutes and serve.
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About Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge
Gratin de carottes à la sauge is a rustic French vegetable gratin that swaps the usual potato for thinly sliced carrots, letting their natural sweetness take center stage. It sits in the same family of cream-baked gratins found across French home kitchens, but the pairing of carrot with sage gives it a distinct, almost autumnal character. The carrots are layered with garlic, fresh sage and heavy cream in a buttered dish, then crowned with Gruyère and baked until tender and burnished. There's no béchamel to make here; the cream reduces and thickens on its own as it bakes, which keeps the method genuinely simple.
As it cooks, the carrots soften and concentrate, their sweetness deepening while the cream turns them silky and the sage perfumes everything with its warm, slightly peppery, savory note. The Gruyère on top browns into a nutty, golden lid that contrasts with the tender layers beneath. This is a side dish, at home next to roasted meat or poultry and especially suited to cooler-weather meals and holiday tables where a change from potato gratin is welcome. A short rest before serving lets the cream settle so each spoonful holds together rather than running loose on the plate.
Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge?
A serving has about 398 calories — 9.9g protein, 12.5g carbs, 35g fat, 2.5g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge 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 Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Heavy cream, Gruyere cheese, Butter. Swapping those for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
How long does Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge take to make?
About 50 minutes start to finish, but only around 16 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.
How many servings does Gratin de Carottes a la Sauge make?
This recipe makes 4 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.