These tender honey balsamic roasted carrots are super easy and only 99 calories per serving! Caramelized to perfection then topped with parsley!
A few weeks ago we had a dinner with our families and Andrew's dad made some honey roasted carrots as a side dish (which was perfect because my dad looooves carrots. He is always saying "You know what would go great with this? Carrots." To any dish. Even desserts. 😛 The man is crazy about his cooked carrots!)
Ever since that dinner I've had a hankering for some more of those carrots! We took some home as leftovers but those only lasted so long (okay, I devoured them pretty quickly) so I was on the hunt for my own version of honey roasted carrots and found this recipe.
My diet already consists of wayyyyy too many balsamic roasted brussels sprouts so it's about time we spruced it up with some balsamic roasted carrots!
HONEY BALSAMIC ROASTED CARROTS
99 calories per serving
The best thing about this recipe is how simple it is to make. You just toss the ingredients together then roast them for about 40 minutes and boom! Side dish is done. And you're using bagged baby carrots so you don't even have to prep the carrots because someone already did it for you! (Has anyone else noticed that I'm an incredibly lazy food blogger? I'm such a sucker for simple!)
So to create the honey balsamic glaze you're just going to whisk together 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 Tbsp olive oil, and 1 Tbsp honey. Once combined, add in 1 ½ lbs of baby carrots and toss to coat.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and spray a medium-sized baking dish with cooking spray. Add in the baby carrots then bake for 40 minutes, stirring halfway. The carrots are done once they are caramelized and tender!
Top with a little more honey, coarse salt, pepper and fresh chopped parsley and serve!
Enjoy! 🙂
What's up, doc? Looking for more carrot recipes? 🙂
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Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Roasted
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Calorie
Description
These tender honey balsamic roasted carrots are super easy and only 99 calories per serving! Caramelized to perfection then topped with parsley!
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 ½ pounds of baby carrots
- Coarse salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Whisk together 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 Tbsp olive oil and 1 Tbsp honey. Once combined, add in 1 ½ lbs of baby carrots and toss to coat.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and spray a medium-sized baking dish with cooking spray. Add in the carrots then roast for 40 minutes, stirring halfway. The carrots are done once they are caramelized and tender.
- Top with a little more honey, coarse salt, pepper and fresh chopped parsley and serve!
- Enjoy!
Keywords: holiday side dish, healthy side dish, low calorie, easy, kid-friendly cooking
**Recipe from The Cookie Rookie (One of my favorite blogs!)
What do you think? Did this recipe make the cut for you or did it crumble? What would you do differently? Leave a comment below! 🙂
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