These Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots are oven roasted to perfection! The sweet glaze enhances the natural sugars in the carrots and it is hands down delicious. This recipe makes the best Holiday side dish.
These glazed carrots make the perfect side dish for almost any meal. They are sweet, tasty, and so easy to make. It's almost Easter, and this recipe will be an Easter side dish on our table. I also love this recipe for Thanksgiving and Christmas too.
The brown sugar, honey, and butter comes together and transforms your average vegetable into something spectacular!
If you are looking for more Easter recipes, be sure to try my homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs, Cadbury Chocolate Chip Cookies, or Brioche French Toast Casserole, which is perfect for Easter Brunch.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe:
- It only takes 10 minutes to prep the carrots for the oven. Then, stick them in the oven and set the timer. You only have to toss them once in the middle of cooking.
- Carrots are super healthy and have fiber, beta carotene and lots of other vitamins.
- The recipe uses simple ingredients that you most likely already have in the fridge and pantry.
- This recipe is delicious & makes a great side dish for almost any meal and for the Holidays!
For more holiday side dishes, try my Air Fryer Butternut Squash, Green Beans with Brown Sugar, Whipped Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Red Skinned Potatoes and Kale Pomegranate Salad.
The Ingredients:
Whole Carrots- Sweet root vegetable that caramelizes into the most delicious side dish. You won't even know you're eating vegetables. If you love carrots, try this carrot pasta sauce and Carrot and Banana Muffins.
Honey & Brown Sugar- Adds sweetness and helps to caramelize the carrots.
Butter & Olive Oil- Adds rich flavor and assists with coating and glazing the carrots.
Sea Salt- Just a touch to balance the sweetness.
Parsley- An optional garnish, but is is delish and brings a nice earthy flavor to the recipe.
*Full recipe ingredients and quantities are listed in the recipe card below.
Substitutions and Variations:
You can use baby carrots in place of the whole carrots, but they will need less time to cook. Keep a close eye on them in the oven and don't slice them in half. Just leave them whole.
If you want a maple taste, toss in a tablespoon of maple syrup.
If you need dinner recipes to pair with these honey glazed carrots, try my Double Smoked Ham, which is great for the Holidays or Crispy Panko Chicken and Garlic Parmesan Risotto!
How To Make Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots:
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil and set aside. Wash the carrots then peel them. Cut off the points and stems, then slice each whole carrot into three pieces at an angle. Next, cut each piece in half long ways.
Step 2: Add the carrots into a large bowl and add in brown sugar, honey, melted butter, olive oil, and salt. Toss to make sure each carrot is coated in glaze.
Step 3: Place the coated carrots on the cookie sheet and spread them out into a single layer. Cook in the oven for 15 minutes.
Step 4: Remove the carrots from the oven and flip each carrot over tossing them in the glaze. Bake for another 10 to 15 minutes until nice and tender.
Step 5: Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving. Optional: Add parsley for garnish. Enjoy!
Expert Tip for Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots:
Cleaning the cookie sheet after baking: If the glaze gets between the foil and cookie sheet, pull off whatever foil you can, then allow it to soak in the sink with a bit of dish soap and water for about an hour. Then scrub with a brush or sponge to clean.
Love Veggie Recipes? Try my Smoked Vegetables, Roasted Carrots and Brussels Sprouts, Green Bean Casserole without Cream Soup, and Parmesan Breaded Zucchini.
Recipe FAQs:
Glazed carrots are just carrots with a glaze that is usually made up of butter and brown sugar.
Absolutely, but you only want to heat them up until warm since they were already roasted. Cook at a lower heat around 325 degrees for 10 minutes or until hot. You could also pop them in the microwave. They will always taste better fresh, but you can reheat them.
Oven roasted carrots are absolutely delicious. With a glaze, they taste even better roasted as they get nice and caramelized. Yum! I like boiled carrots too, but it's just not quite the same as baked.
Storing the Recipe:
If you have leftovers, store in a sealed glass container in the fridge. They will last for up to three days. To reheat, preheat oven to 325 and place them back on a cookie sheet and cook for 10 minutes or until hot.
More Veggie Recipes To Try:
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Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
These Brown Sugar Honey Glazed Carrots are oven roasted to perfection! The sweet glaze enhances the natural sugars in the carrots and it is hands down DELICIOUS.
Ingredients
- 6 large carrots or 1 lb package
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Optional: 1 tablespoon minced parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil and set aside.
- Start by washing the carrots then peeling them. Cut off the points and stems, then slice each whole carrot into three pieces at an angle. Next, cut each piece in half long ways.
- Add the carrots into a large bowl and add in brown sugar, honey, melted butter, olive oil, and salt. Toss to make sure each carrot is coated in glaze.
- Place the coated carrots on the cookie sheet and spread them out into a single layer.
- Cook in the oven for 15 minutes. Then pull them out of the oven and flip each carrot over tossing them in the glaze.
- Place the carrots back in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until tender. I go the full 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Optional: Add finely chopped parsley before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: side dishes
- Method: oven roasted
- Cuisine: american
Robert caldwell says
Super simple recipe that has tons of flavor.
Tara Smithson says
Thanks so much Robert! I really appreciate you taking the time to write a review and I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Darlene S Aitken says
I have tried all different kinds of recipes for glazed carrots. Not to my liking. I want soft tender carrots glazed not dripping all over. My carrots turn out like shoe leather. What is better honey or maple syrup. I just want them to be glazed and fork tender not cut with a fork and bent like a "v". What am I doing wrong?
Tara Smithson says
Hi Darlene,
Have you tried this recipe yet? I would say to pull them out of the oven a little earlier and use a large versus smaller sized carrot. Shoe leather sounds like they are cooking too long at a too high temp. Honey and maple syrup both work, but I prefer honey for it's thicker texture. I hope that helps! Tara
Anne DeBowes says
I have been looking for a good honey, brown sugar carrot recipe for years. I made this recipe yesterday for our St. Patrick’s Day celebration. We had tons of food, including wonderful desserts. However, it was the carrots everyone raved about!!
Thanks for a quick, easy and delicious recipe.
Tara Smithson says
Yay! Thanks so much for the review Anne and I didn't even think about making them for St. Patrick's Day. I bet everything you made was amazing. xoxo~Tara
Weeelly says
I just made the glazed carrots, excellent. I put 1/4 tsp of cinnamon in the mix. Really great recipe. Thanks,
Tara Smithson says
Yay! Thanks so much for trying it.The cinnamon sounds delish!
Lisa says
These were way too good! Love how they roasted up!