These Honey Roasted Carrots come out incredibly tender and full of buttery honey flavor. Enjoy this dish with a holiday meal, or any time you need a side to impress!
Prep: Preheat oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminium foil. Place sliced carrots on prepared pan.
Season carrots: Combine oil, honey and seasonings in a small bowl. Pour over carrots and toss to coat. Dot carrots with butter.
Roast: Place pan in hot oven and roast for 5 minutes. Carefully remove from oven and toss carrots in melted butter (hot! use oven gloves!). Return to oven and roast for 25-30 minutes, until tender.
Serve: Serve immediately garnished with chopped parsley, if using.
Notes
Ingredient notes
Carrots: I used carrots from the market with the green trims still attached. I sliced them lengthways for a fancy look, thinner ones in halves and thicker ones into quarters (each spear was about ½ inch thick). If you have regular carrots, you can also just slice them into ¾ inch thick slices. Or use baby carrots! Each will have slightly different roasting times, so make sure to pay close attention so your carrots turn out perfectly cooked. Baby carrots tend to take closer to 40 minutes, carrot sliced closer to 25-30 minutes. The carrot spears in the photos I roasted for 35 minutes.
Honey: A mild, runny honey works best in this recipe.