Brown Butter Garlic Honey Roasted Carrots
Published Jun 19, 2018
Updated Sep 05, 2024
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Brown Butter Garlic Honey Roasted Carrots - the best roasted carrots ever with lots of garlic, brown butter and honey. SO good!
Little G loves carrots and I am always making carrots for him at home. However, as a picky eater, he only likes baby carrots. Come to think about it, everyone loves baby carrots.
Use Baby Carrots Or Baby Cut Carrots
There is nothing not to love about mini-sized carrots. Baby carrots or baby cut carrots are just better, such as this amazing and absolutely addictive brown butter garlic honey roasted carrots.
If you use regular carrots, just cut them into smaller pieces or chunks.
Brown Butter
Now, why brown butter? Well, brown butter is just better. Basically 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 above picture of brown butter (image credit: Serious Eat). When the butter is browned, saute some garlic, add the carrots and honey to the skillet.
I finish the dish in the oven by roasting it for 20 minutes, and the end result is this tender, garlicky, buttery, and slightly sweet carrots.
This brown butter garlic honey roasted carrots is becoming my favorite roasted carrot recipes. Serve it as a side dish to almost everything you make and I will assure you that everyone will love it, including the pickiest eaters.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 206 calories per serving.
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Brown Butter Garlic Honey Roasted Carrots
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb. (500g) baby carrots
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes ground black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme , or parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (218°C). Heat an oven-safe skillet and cook the butter on medium heat until it starts to foam and turn golden brown. Add the garlic and quickly sauté before adding the carrots.
- Stir a few times, then add the salt, black pepper, honey, and thyme or parsley.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes or until the carrots become tender. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How do I do this carrots.
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I made this recipe tonight for supper. It was delicious! I didn’t make it in a cast iron pan, but used a Calphalon saute pan that I bought at a thrift store.
This carrot recipe will be a regular guest on my dinner table!
Would it be okay to boil the carrots just a little? I’m worried that with my dentures,i may not be able to chew them and this recipe sounds heavenly and i want to make sure that i can have some too
Sure, you can boil the carrots.
These look so good! Im going to be making them tonight and im going to try adding green beans with the carrots as well. Do you think if i make a double portion it will freeze and reheat well?
Yes, they will. Let me know how you liked them.
Thanks for recipe. My children love it.
Love you,
Nami
Awesome!
Made these for dinner tonight. I added just a touch of brown sugar and used the parsley flakes rather than the thyme. They were amazing. Very few leftover.
Awesome Mares.
I made this for Thanksgiving 2016 and the whole extended family loved them! I’ve been making them as a regular side since. This is the kind of recipe I have Pinterest for! A true gem to add to our family faves!
Hi Dori, thanks so much for trying my brown butter garlic honey roasted carrots. This is an excellent recipe. Please try my other recipes!
I dont have a cast iron skillet. Csn I use a ceramic oval casserole dish for this?
These carrots were phenomenal and so easy to make. My family has deemed this recipe as high honors and will look to have them weekly!
I’m alway a little nervous using butter as I find it can burn easily….