Wondering what else you can do with that bag of baby carrots besides dunking in a bowl of Ranch dressing? One of my four kids’ favorite side dish starts with a bag of baby carrots and ends with tender, perfectly cooked roasted carrots.
If you’ve got a few simple ingredients plus about two minutes, you could have one of my four small kids’ favorite sides dish in the oven ASAP.
These recipe for maple roasted baby carrots provides a side dish full of nutrients you can feel good about serving–and your whole family will love eating.
What you need to turn a bag of baby carrots into roasted carrots in 2 minutes
- 1 bag of baby carrots
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Optional: 1 teaspoon cinnamon or 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
How to Transform a Bag of Baby Carrots into Roasted Carrots Kids Love
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and start with a bag of baby carrots. I like organic. Bonus, they’re already peeled and cut.
2. Pour them onto a baking sheet and add 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil.
3. Add a drizzle of pure maple syrup or honey, about 2 tablespoons. Or just sprinkle on about 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon instead.
3. Plus 3/4 teaspoon of salt.
4. Use your hands to slather the carrots in all the maple syrup, oil and salt. Set the carrots apart so they cook evenly.
5. After about 20 minutes, shake the pan to move your carrots around, then remove from the oven once they’re brown on the edges and tender inside. About 25-35 minutes.
Roasted Baby Carrots! How to Prep an Easy Vegetable Side Kids Love in 2 Minutes Flat
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 27 mins
Ingredients
- 1 bag of baby carrots
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Optional: 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon or 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and start with a bag of baby carrots. I like organic. Bonus, they’re already peeled and cut.
- Pour them onto a baking sheet and add 3 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Add a drizzle of pure maple syrup or honey, about 2 tablespoons. Or just sprinkle on about 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon instead.
- Use your hands to slather the carrots in all the maple syrup (or honey or cinnamon), oil and salt. Set the carrots apart so they cook evenly.
- Put your pan in the oven. After about 20 minutes, shake the pan to move your carrots around.
- Remove from the oven once they’re brown on the edges and tender inside. About 25-35 minutes.
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And if you’ve tested out this recipe, what do you think? Let us know! I’d love all the details too:
- How many kids do you have?
- How easy was this dish to prepare?
- What did the kids say? Thumbs Up, Middle, or Down?
- Would you make it again?
Thumbs up from everyone (ages 6, almost 3, and two adults)! We’ve made this a few times already. The only bad thing is that it’s always inevitable that the maple syrup will caramelize and start to burn enough in the oven to set off the smoke detectors! Oh well, everyone knows when dinner is almost ready. 😉
Oh no! Well I’m glad they were a hit and also try the cinnamon version to avoid any 911 situations in the future. 🙂 (Related: What does it say about our smoke detectors that they never go off? Hmmm. Excuse me while I go do a quick battery check!)
Luckily, there’s never actually a call to 911. My 6-year-old knows what to do when the smoke alarm goes off and I tell her it’s just from cooking. Not sure if that’s a good thing or not actually.
I’ve done the cinnamon on sweet potatoes and that is amazing. I’m sure it would be great on carrots as well. Yum!
That’s a great 6-year-old! I totally remember doing this as a kid, fanning the smoke alarm with dish towels around dinner time. Ha!
We made these last night for dinner using honey, and they got a thumbs up from everyone! My daughter ate about 8, but we also had brussel sprouts, which are her favorite, so she’d probably have eaten more carrots if that was the only side dish. Thanks for another great recipe!
Amazing!
Wondering what else you can do with that bag of baby carrots besides dunking in a bowl of Ranch dressing?