Carrots enrobed and roasted in a sweet mix of brown sugar and honey
Author:Tim
Prep Time:20
Cook Time:30
Total Time:50 minutes
Yield:4 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
1 lb carrots (with full green tops – trim tops to 1” length)
3 TBL olive oil
3 TBL brown sugar – packed
3 TBL honey
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Flaky sea salt – optional garnish
Chopped parsley – optional garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375
Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil and par-boil the carrots for 3-5 minutes
Mix together the olive oil, honey and brown sugar in a glass, oven safe baking dish
Transfer the par-boiled carrots to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle slice the tips off on the bias and peel the carrots. (Slice the carrots lengthwise to create equal size pieces if necessary)
Place the carrots in the baking dish and coat with the olive oil, brown sugar and honey mixture
Bake and turn after 20 minutes, sprinkle with red pepper flakes and continue to bake for 10-20 additional minutes until tender