Brown Butter Maple Roasted Carrots
Published Oct 11, 2018
Updated Sep 05, 2024
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Brown Butter Maple Roasted Carrots - tender, sweet and perfectly roasted carrots with maple syrup, brown butter and garlic herb. Takes only 10 mins active time. So good!
Maple Roasted Carrots
Maple syrup is a magical ingredient in the kitchen. Other than pancakes and waffles, maple syrup turns simple ingredients into much-celebrated dishes; it adds amazing sweet taste to foods, for example: oven-roasted carrots with maple.
Brown Butter
Brown butter is butter cooked over over medium heat. As the butter melts, it will begin to foam and turn golden brown in color. See the picture of brown butter (image credit: Serious Eat) below.
Is Maple Syrup Better Than Honey
While I love honey and use it a lot in my cooking, maple syrup is definitely healthier than honey. It has less sugar content, i.e., less fructose.
Both of them are natural sweeteners but maple syrup has slightly lower calories than honey. (Source: SF Gate)
When it comes to roasting carrots, I love both honey and maple syrup. Both imparts a natural sweet taste to carrots and enhance the natural flavor of fresh carrots.
Personally, I think maple syrup is easier to work with. It’s thin and easier to pour out from the bottle, even if you refrigerate your bottle.
Anyway, it’s Fall and I like the natural fragrance of maple syrup in my food. This Brown Butter Maple Roasted Carrots side dish
elevates regular carrots to a new level.
Brown butter imparts a toasty and nutty flavor, and it pairs perfectly with maple syrup.
How To Make Maple Roasted Carrots
This recipe is very easy. First, you start off on the stove top. Saute some garlic with the brown butter, then add the carrots, maple syrup, salt, black pepper and herbs (I used thyme and Italian parsley).
Next, you roast the carrots until they turn tender. Try it, I guarantee you that even the pickiest eater would love these carrots!
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 143 calories per serving.
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Brown Butter Maple Roasted Carrots
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) baby carrots
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon thyme and Italian parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C). Rinse the baby carrots with cold running water, drain and set aside.
- In an oven-safe skillet (cast-iron preferred), heat up the melted butter on medium heat. The butter will turn into brown butter once it starts to bubble and the color turns light brown.
- Add the garlic, saute for a little bit before adding carrots, maple syrup, salt, pepper and herbs.
- Transfer the carrots to the oven and roast for 15 – 20 minutes, or until the carrots become tender and soft. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These were delicious! Definitely will make again & again
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I know this is changing the recipe completely. I live in the south where maple syrup isn’t real common. Can I use cane syrup instead?
Thanks
Sure!
I haven’t tried the recipe yet, but am happy that copying the recipe only took one page. That took planning. Thank you.
You can print.
I need to take them to dinner the next day will they be ok heated up?
Yes they will be just fine.
Awesome tasty looking food! Will try some of them..the easy ones.. :-)