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Maple Roasted Carrots

April 17, 2017 17 Comments

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Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan, gluten-free, paleo, 5 ingredients or less.

Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan and gluten-free, 5 ingredients or less. (Picture is after roasting with fresh parsley, final.)

Time for some fresh veggies up in this house.

Well I guess not technically fresh since these are roasted. But whatever, it's time for some vegetables.

After all the baking I seem to do for every holiday, I always seem to crave colorful + easy veggies for the week afterwards. It helps me feel lighter (literally and figuratively) after carb-loading on breads and sweets.

In this case the holiday was Easter, and as much as I love my traditional recipes from my Nana I think I'm going to be eating just carrots for a while.

Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan and gluten-free, 5 ingredients or less. (Picture is after roasting with fresh parsley, angle shot.)

Okay, maybe not JUST carrots. These are a great pairing for just about any dinner. I like to buy multicolored carrots so I really feel like I'm eating the rainbow (I get mine at Trader Joe's). Toss on some fresh herbs (parsley or thyme are good options) to make it feel even healthier.

The (REAL) maple syrup goes a long way, I use only a tablespoon of it per pound of carrots.

Same measurement for olive oil. Also if you'd like to get fancy, try it with truffle oil! Adds a whole new dimension to the flavor.

You could also use honey though it wouldn't technically be vegan any more if that's important to you.

Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan and gluten-free, 5 ingredients or less. (Picture is after roasting, angle shot.)

Fun fact of the day: Did you know bunnies don't actually eat carrots? Or rather, they shouldn't only eat carrots. I think they'll eat them if you give them to 'em. But it's not in their natural diet.

Their main diet should actually consist of hay. I guess it wouldn't be as fun for kids to leave out hay for the Easter bunny to eat? I don't exactly know where that tradition came from.

And yes, these are things that I spend my time googling.

Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan and gluten-free, 5 ingredients or less. (Picture is before roasting, angle shot.)

Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan and gluten-free, 5 ingredients or less. (Picture is after roasting with fresh parsley.)

 

Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan and gluten-free, 5 ingredients or less. (Picture is after roasting with fresh parsley, final.)
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Maple Roasted Carrots

Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan, gluten-free, paleo, 5 ingredients or less.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 90kcal
Author Kelly @ Trial and Eater

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. whole carrots (I buy multicolored)
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (can also try truffle oil for added flavor!)
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • fresh herbs like parsley or thyme for serving, optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. 
  • Place carrots on a baking sheet (use a baking sheet with sides so oil does not drip off). Drizzle olive oil over carrots, tossing by hand (or use pastry brush) to help distribute evenly. Repeat with maple syrup.
  • Add salt and pepper as desired.
  • Roast for 20 minutes or until fork slides in easily.
  • Serve with fresh parsley or other herbs if desired.

Notes

A serving is roughly 2 carrots.

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Filed Under: 30 minutes or less, Gluten free, Sides, Vegan Tagged With: carrots, fresh parsley, maple syrup, olive oil, pepper, salt

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  1. Megan Marlowe says

    April 17, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    I love these multi colored carrots. Not only are they pretty but delicious too! I love that you roasted them with real maple syrup too. Really brings out the true sweetness of these babies!

    Reply
  2. Traditionallymodernfood says

    April 17, 2017 at 5:21 pm

    I have never used purple carrot thus looks colorful and maple would hqvevguves nice flavour to the beautiful carrots

    Reply
  3. Veena Azmanov says

    April 17, 2017 at 5:45 pm

    I love roasted veggies, and adding maples sounds so amazing. Love the multi colored carrots you have on that tray. So pretty !v

    Reply
  4. savor the best says

    April 17, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Hi, Kelly…It’s Pat here…..it was a pleasure to meet you at the Charlston, SC conference. 🙂 These rainbow carrots look and sound delish! I have tasted honey-glazed carrots but have yet to try them with maple syrup. Great photo shots too! Pinning!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      April 18, 2017 at 9:00 am

      Thanks so much Pat! Honey glazed carrots were always a favorite of mine growing up, but I’ve been loving maple syrup lately!

      Reply
  5. Pam says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:54 pm

    I love roasted carrots. It really brings out the natural sweetness. I need to make these with the maple syrup!

    Reply
  6. Adriana Lopez Martn says

    April 17, 2017 at 9:50 pm

    Beautiful rainbow carrots and perfectly cooked. I really like my veggies colorful and yours looks amazing. I want some now =)

    Reply
  7. swathi says

    April 18, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    I love roasted carrots yes maple syrup brings out it flavor.I need to find this multicolored carrots, they not only delicious but also great in dinner table.

    Reply
  8. Kathy McDaniel says

    April 18, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    Those carrots are absolutely gorgeous! I bet the addition of real maple syrup brings out their natural sweetness. What a simple and great recipe!!

    Reply
  9. Stephanie@ApplesforCJ says

    April 18, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    I really love the multi-colored carrots also and find mine at Trader Joes. Roasting carrots just brings out all the yummy flavors so I can only imagine how good these are with the maple flavor.

    Reply
  10. Uma Srinivas says

    April 18, 2017 at 1:48 pm

    This kind of side dish is best for meal. I liked this because its vegan, paleo free and for minimum ingredients.

    Reply
  11. Renz says

    April 19, 2017 at 7:34 am

    This looks gorgeous. Roasting carrots are the best, a simple process that brings out all it’s great flavors

    Reply
  12. Priya says

    April 19, 2017 at 2:23 pm

    Oh my what amazingly colorful carrots, all i get here is the normal orange one, that looks fabulous! Roasted veggies with fresh herbs must taste amazing!

    Reply
  13. Lindsay | With Salt and Pepper says

    April 19, 2017 at 2:47 pm

    So colorful and fresh looking!!! I love roasted carrots and have never done them with maple before…these sound like a must try!!

    Reply
  14. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

    April 20, 2017 at 11:39 pm

    Roasting the vegetables is my favorite way to serve them and it brings out so much of the natural flavors out. I love adding some maple and the carrots look great. love the colors!

    Reply
  15. Molly Kumar says

    April 21, 2017 at 2:28 am

    There’s something so exciting about fresh carrots and these look so delicious. I love that you used different colors of carrots for that pop of color.

    Reply
  16. chei says

    April 22, 2017 at 3:01 am

    Never tried roasted carrots but seeing this makes me hungry! Yum!

    Reply

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