This recipe for Glazed Rainbow Carrots uses just 3 ingredients plus salt and pepper. It has rainbow baby carrots, coated in honey and olive oil, then baked in the oven until tender and caramelized. The different colors make for an elegant yet simple side dish!
Why I love this recipe
These carrots with a honey glaze make a great side dish for easy weeknight meals. Even picky eaters love this colorful side dish. Carrots are my favorite vegetable and roasting them is one of my favorite ways to eat them. It helps brings out the natural sweetness.
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Simple Ingredients
(amounts are listed in the recipe card at the bottom of the post)
baby rainbow carrots
extra virgin olive oil
honey
salt and black pepper
Optional garnish: chopped fresh parsley
Substitutions
You can use colorful carrots, yellow carrots, white carrots, tri-colored carrots, regular orange carrots, organic carrots, whole carrots, or fresh garden carrots.
You can also use fresh carrots instead of store-bought carrots.
Try adding other fresh herbs to put your own spin on it.
Equipment used for this recipe
How to make honey roasted rainbow carrots
Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 – Coat a small baking sheet or oven-safe dish with cooking spray.
Step 3 – Mix the olive oil and honey in a large bowl.
Step 4 – Toss carrots in the bowl along with a little salt, and pepper, and stir to coat.
Step 5 – Lay the carrots on the baking sheet in a single layer.
Step 6 – Place in the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes or until carrots are tender and browned.
Step 7 – Remove from the oven, transfer to a serving platter, and serve immediately, sprinkled with parsley if desired.
Pro Tips
Cooking time may vary depending on the size of the carrot. Check for tenderness and cook longer if needed.
Recipe FAQs
As with many vegetables, roasting carrots brings out their natural sweetness. You can peel the carrots or don’t peel the carrots.
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Glazed Rainbow Carrots
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 ounces baby rainbow carrots
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional garnish: chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Coat a baking sheet or oven-safe dish with cooking spray.
- Mix the olive oil and honey in a large bowl.
- Add the raw carrots to the sweet glaze mixture, and a little salt and pepper, and toss to coat.
- Lay the carrots on the baking sheet in a single layer.
- Place in the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes or until carrots are tender and browned.
- Remove from the oven, transfer to a serving platter, and serve immediately, sprinkled with parsley if desired.
Notes
- Cooking time may vary depending on the size of the carrot. Check for tenderness and cook longer if needed.
Nutrition
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