Roasted Maple-Glazed Spring Carrots
 
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Roasted Maple-Glazed Spring Carrots -- warm, sticky, jammy, delicious eats!
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Recipe type: sides
Serves: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds (900 g) carrots (cut into roughly 3 inch pieces shaped as desired)
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce (or tamari)
  • 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white rice vinegar or orange juice)
  • ½ tsp salt, or to taste
  • good pinch pepper (it does increase 'spiciness' though so according to taste)
  • optional: 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • chopped fresh parsley for topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425 F
  2. Wash, cut and pat dry carrot pieces and place in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Option: I've had a couple readers mention that they doubled the marinade and loved the results.
  4. In a separate small mixing bowl, whisk together glaze ingredients: olive oil, maple syrup (or honey), soy sauce (or tamari), apple cider vinegar (or rice vinegar or orange juice), salt, pepper and ginger (if using).
  5. Pour well whisked glaze over carrots and mix thoroughly to combine.
  6. Spread glazed carrots onto a large baking sheet -- note: I use an unlined baking sheet but to make short work of clean-up, you can line -- make sure the carrots are not overlapping but rather making direct contact with the sheet, it's that underbelly that will become caramelized.
  7. Roast the carrots somewhere between 25-35 minutes (depending on the heat of your oven and how well roasted you would like the carrots to end up -- times will vary)
  8. Remove from oven and transfer to a serving dish. Top as you wish with a sprinkle of fresh chopped greens, nuts, seeds, etc. and serve as a side.
  9. These carrots are delicious warm from the oven but will store well in a covered container in the fridge. Reheat in a skillet (works great!). This recipe created 3 sides for my husband and I (total of 6 portions) to enjoy throughout the week.
Recipe by Inspired Edibles at https://www.inspirededibles.ca/2020/05/roasted-maple-glazed-spring-carrots.html