12 Roasted Carrot Recipes With Tons of Flavor

roasted carrots with garlic on a white plate
Photo: France C

Roasting carrots brings out their natural sweetness, which makes them an excellent side to pair with just about any savory main. Whether it's balsamic-roasted carrots or honey-roasted carrots, roasted baby carrots or whole roasted carrots, broccoli and carrots or roasted beets and carrots, you'll find your perfect recipe for this root vegetable right here. Browse this collection of roasted carrots recipes to find your next side.

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Honey Roasted Carrots

Honey Roasted Carrots on aa plate with greens
StarbugHayley

With five ingredients you probably have on hand, these Honey Roasted Carrots prep in just 10 minutes and make a sweet, simple side. Reviewer SHORECOOK says this roasted carrots recipe paired perfectly with Simple Slow Roast Chicken.

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Roasted Carrots and Potatoes

carrots and potatoes on a sheet pan
My Hot Southern Mess

Adding potatoes to a sheet pan of carrots bulks up the side big time for a small cost. Honey, olive oil, lemon zest, and oregano pack a punch of flavor in these roasted carrots

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Maple-Roasted Carrots with Carrot-Top Pesto

whole roasted carrots with pesto on a white plate
Allrecipes Magazine

This whole roasted carrots recipe doesn't let any of the vegetable go to waste, as it turns carrot top greens into a delicious pesto with parsley, almonds, lemon zest, garlic, and a bit of maple syrup. You'll use more maple to sweeten the roots.

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Oven-Roasted Carrots

roasted carrots with pecan and panko topping
thedailygourmet

Pecans and panko bread crumbs gives this 25-minute roasted carrots side dish satisfying crunch.

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Honey Roasted Carrots with Cumin

roasted baby carrots with a fork
missnancy99

Reviewers consider this recipe their perfect formula for roasting baby carrots, even accounting for changes to which spices you use. "This is a great recipe. Provides a lot of flexibility. Gives you the opportunity to fine-tune it for you and your family," says home cook Dan G.

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Balsamic Roasted Carrots

carrots roasted in balsamic vinegar on a white plate
House of Aqua

Balsamic vinegar carmelizes vegetables when you roast them, and few benefit from its subtly sweet, acidic flavor quite like carrots.

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Garlic Roasted Carrots

roasted carrots with garlic on a white plate
France C

"Fresh garlic and garlic powder each bring slightly different notes to this roasted carrot recipe," Allrecipes Allstar France C says. "You might want to double the recipe!" Reviewers who have given this roasted carrots recipe its 5-star average would agree.

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Roasted Carrots and Cauliflower with Thyme

roasted carrots and cauliflower with thyme and broccoli on a blue and white plate
Buckwheat Queen

Reviewers rave that even kids enjoy this side of roasted carrots and cauliflower. Try it with broccoli, or branch out and use romanesco (as pictured), which has a firmer texture than caulfilower.

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Roasted Beets and Carrots with Honey-Balsamic Glaze

roasted beets and carrots IN. WHITE BOWL
Jen

Roast beets and carrots in olive oil before simmering them on the stove with balsamic vinegar and honey to enhance their natural sugars.

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Roasted Parsnips and Carrots

parsnips and carrots in white dish
France C

"So delicious!!! The veggies are perfectly caramelized and seasoned," says Allrecipes Allstar France C. "This will make the perfect side dish over the holidays. Vibrant colors are always a nice addition to your plate."

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Oven-Roasted Carrots and Onions

roasted carrots with red onion
Bren

'The dry heat of the oven caramelizes the natural sugars in vegetables, which brings about an amazing depth of flavor. Baby carrots vary in size depending on time of year and where they are grown, so check for doneness after 30 to 40 minutes," home cook Bren says.

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Roasted Parmesan-Garlic Carrots

Roasted Parmesan-Garlic Carrots
Photo by Rock_lobster.

"The cheese was nicely crusted combined with the carrot and a little garlic," according to recipe creator Pamela J Hagen-French. "YUM! A nice change from the ordinary green veggie and still healthy!"

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More Inspiration

Lemon-Glazed Carrots
lutzflcat

Try one of Our Favorite Carrot Side Dish Recipes. Plus, explore our entire collection of Carrot Recipes.

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