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These Simple Maple Glazed Roasted Carrots are the perfect side dish to add to any dinner–from special holidays to weeknight meals. Ready in about 20 minutes! Fresh thyme, sage and rosemary round out the sweetness from the maple for a delicious dish!
Veggies are always better with fresh herbs and a touch of butter. These simple maple glazed herb roasted carrots are a perfect side dish to any dinner.
We serve these every year at Thanksgiving and they are always a hit. But they are a repeat recipe in our house because it’s one of the family’s favorite ways to eat carrots. Can’t complain about that!
I love to serve these with some white wine chicken or with mashed potatoes and this crockpot shredded beef. So cozy and delicious!
Why You Will Love These Maple Glazed Carrots:
- They are so easy to prep. Chop, toss everything together and then bake. That is really all there is to it. No need to do much else!
- Fresh herbs paired with maple make for amazing flavor. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT skip the fresh herbs on this one. They are what takes this recipe to the next level. Paired with a touch of maple makes for a sweet and savory flavor experience you will love!
- A great way to add veggies! Vegetables were made for a touch of butter and flavor. Sure a raw carrot is good in its own way, but when you make the veggies more enjoyable, it’s so much easier to get them into your diet!
- An easy way to get the kids in the kitchen. My 6 year old loves chopping veggies and carrots are one of his favorites. I like to get him involved where I can so chopping and prepping these maple glazed herb carrots is a great way to do so!
Recipe Ingredients:
- carrots: no need to peel unless you want to, just use your favorite carrots or what you have on hand. You could use baby carrots if preferred and you wouldn’t need to slice them.
- butter: salted or unsalted will work.
- maple syrup: real maple syrup for these glazed herb roasted carrots–don’t use “pancake syrup” as the results will not be the same at all.
- herbs: the combination used in this recipe is thyme, sage and rosemary. You could add some oregano or another favorite herb to switch it up a bit.
- salt and pepper: a touch of each is great!
- garlic: garlic is actually optional. Some people don’t prefer garlic with their roasted carrots. A lot of recipes don’t use it with them, so totally optional. I use it half the time probably when making this recipe.
How To Make these Maple Herb Carrots:
- Chop the carrots and fresh herbs. Whisk together the maple syrup, melted butter and herbs along with a few cranks of salt and pepper.
- Place the carrots in a mixing bowl and toss with the maple herb mixture to evenly coat.
- Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet and spread out in an even layer. Roast for about 20-25 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
- Top with freshly chopped parsley and other herbs and enjoy!
What to serve with your Maple Herb Roasted Carrots:
- If it’s the holiday season then you definitely want to serve them with this Simple Apple Sage Stuffing!
- You could add a veggie or switch up the veggie in this Parmesan Crusted Sheet Pan Steak and Potato Dinner. It’s one of the all time best dinners on the blog!
- Any protein: steak, chicken, fish, pork chops, you name it, these carrots will pair well.
- These Cornmeal Crusted Baked Chicken Tenders are always better with carrots. Ok, I made that one up, but they would still pair really well!
Can you make this recipe vegan?
While I am a huge fan of butter, I know that sometimes dairy free needs to be the way to go. You could sub olive oil or a vegan butter substitute and then you are all set with a vegan version of these maple roasted carrots. If you have a butter substitute that you love, please let me know!
Check out these other simple side dish recipes:
- GARLIC PARMESAN INSTANT POT MASHED POTATOES
- PARMESAN BACON GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE
- EASY INSTANT POT MACARONI AND CHEESE
- CRISPY BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES
- PARMESAN ROASTED GREEN BEANS
- STREET CORN WITH GARLIC FETA BUTTER
- SPINACH MANDARIN SALAD WITH HONEY BALSAMIC DRESSING
- APPLE SAGE STUFFING
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Simple Maple Herb Roasted Carrots
Ingredients
- 2 lb carrots
- 2 T butter, melted
- 2 T maple syrup
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1 tsp thyme leaves
- 1 tsp sage, chopped
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Slice carrots about 1/4-1/2 in. thick on the diagonal.
- Whisk together melted butter, maple and fresh herbs. Add sea salt and pepper as desired. Toss carrots in mixture to coat evenly.
- Line a baking pan with parchment and spread carrots evenly.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until softened to your liking.
- Cool for several minutes and then serve!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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How far in advance can you make and store these?
Hi! About 1 day, 2 at most.
How many does this recioe serve?
Approx 4-6 servings, I will add that to the recipe!
I love all these flavors together! I could go for a bowl of these right now!
Thanks, Karly! They have been a hit with the fam so far.
I made this last night, and it was so simple and yummy!
Yay! Glad you loved them!
Made these for Thanksgiving and everyone loved them! So good!
Yes! So so good to hear!!
Obsessed with the flavors and simplicity of this recipe – just what I’m always looking for!
Can’t go wrong with simple. We always tend to complicate so many things in life, ha!
Carrots are such a great vegetable- they deserve their own dish! This looks yummy!
Amen, sister friend!
These carrots are loaded with flavor and color! Perfect side dish for Thanksgiving!
And all season long! Thanks!
Made these for Friendsgiving and everyone loved them!! Thank you!
Oh my gosh so glad to hear!