These delicious and easy brown sugar baked carrots are perfect for thanksgiving, easter or weeknight meals! The brown sugar and butter caramelizes the carrots making it a beloved side dish!
I just love serving these Brown Sugar Baked Carrots on my table. They are an easy and delicious side dish to any meal! For years, they were a staple on our Easter dinner table, then Thanksgiving. Finally, I thought why do I limit this recipe just holidays!?
My favorite way to make these carrots is when I can get the carrots fresh at a local farmer’s market. However, we always have carrots in the fridge, thanks to Amazon fresh.
Although I am serving them in a cast iron pan, a sheet pan or a casserole dish is fine.
How to Make this Brown Sugar Baked Carrots Recipe:
If using whole carrots, wash and peel your carrots.
Place carrots on your baking sheet, or in your cast iron pan or casserole dish.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, cinnamon and brown sugar. Mix your carrots.
Pour butter over the carrots and mix. The butter and sugar caramelize the carrots and boy is it delicious!
Bake your carrots until bubbly and the carrots are caramelized.
I assure you, this is the perfect vegetable side dish for your kids who despise veggies!
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Brown Sugar Baked Carrots
These delicious and easy brown sugar baked carrots are perfect for thanksgiving, easter or weeknight meals! The brown sugar and butter caramelizes the carrots making it a beloved side dish!
Ingredients
- 10-12 Carrots, peeled and then cut in half OR 2 dozen baby carrots.
- salt & pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 6 tbsp butter, diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lay down a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
- Put the carrots down and then sprinkle them with salt, pepper, cinnamon and brown sugar. Mix the carrots up.
- Melt the butter and pour it over the carrots.
- Roast for 25-30 minutes or until the carrots are cooked through. About half way through, mix the carrots up to ensure even baking.
- Pour any leftover brown sugar and butter on top of the carrots in your serving platter.
- Sprinkle your brown sugar baked carrots with parsley for garnish.
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Brown Sugar Baked Carrots
These delicious and easy brown sugar baked carrots are perfect for thanksgiving, easter or weeknight meals! The brown sugar and butter caramelizes the carrots making it a beloved side dish!
Ingredients
- 10-12 Carrots, peeled and then cut in half OR 2 dozen baby carrots.
- salt & pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 6 tbsp butter, diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lay down a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
- Put the carrots down and then sprinkle them with salt, pepper, cinnamon and brown sugar. Mix the carrots up.
- Melt the butter and pour it over the carrots.
- Roast for 25-30 minutes or until the carrots are cooked through. About half way through, mix the carrots up to ensure even baking.
- Pour any leftover brown sugar and butter on top of the carrots in your serving platter.
- Sprinkle your brown sugar baked carrots with parsley for garnish.
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colleen kennedy says
Gorgeous! I think carrots are so pretty when cooked well like yours are! A gorgeous addition to any meal!
momma lew says
It’s amazing how they go from so blah looking to sweet and shiny!
Robin rue says
I make carrots like this all the time. They are Always a big hit with my family
Jessi says
Carrots are one of the few veggies my daughter loves to eat. I have done them in honey before, but this looks like an awesome recipe that I need to try
Mandy Carter says
Baked carrots with brown sugar sounds amazing. Cheers to all the carrots we will all consume in the coming weeks!
The Spirited Sloth says
Ooh these look so yummy. I spent my entire youth and adolescence absolutely LOATHING everything about carrots in every way, shape, and form. Now, they’re one of my favorite things! Sides, garnishes, juices, and cakes! There’s nothing you can’t do with carrots!
Terri Steffes says
One of my favorite vegetables. I can’t wait to try your recipe. I just got a recipe for a roasted carrot carrot cake. Doesn’t that sound amazing??
Angela Tolsma says
I have only ever done these on the stove, but I love the idea of baking them, it would be so much easier!! Totally grabbing carrots not stop at the farmers market!
Angela says
I adore carrots! And it’s such an easy vegetable to prepare. It looks good when plated and when I make them I always get compliments. I haven’t tried this version yet so it’s definitely next on my list. What did you sprinkle over them? Is it oregano?
Brandi with Big FIt Fam says
Yum! these look like such a great side dish and perfect for the easter season! I love your recipe BTW 😉
Lyd says
This type of carrot is my favorite! I love the brown sugar flavor with carrots, so delicious!
Kiwi says
They almost look like yams! Never had brown sugar carrots this is so interesting!
Kindness in Demand says
I’ve never made a carrot cake but this recipe sounds simple enough and so good. I want to try it. I’m sure it’ll be a hit at any Easter party.
Angela Ricardo says
Oh no! I saw the picture of that carrot cake and now I’m craving for this and want to eat some. I love carrots in any dish.
Amanda Love says
Those carrots looks amazing! I love that it’s baked and not fried. It looks really tasty and I’m sure it’s the perfect side to any kind of main course. I would love to keep the recipe.
Kristie says
I hated carrots when I was growing up, but now I love them. Brown sugar makes anything taste better. Looking forward to giving these a try. The carrot cake looks delish!
amber says
My husband and I both love carrots but I’ve always used maple syrup! Adding brown sugar is a perfect, thanks for the tip! I love cast iron too girl, keep up the great work!
Kit Stanwood says
These are my dads absolute favorite!! My mom always makes them for him except he is on a diet now that is a lil more strict. I like my carrots raw (: but I tend to sneak a little bite in. Thanks for sharing
Kristin says
My mom used to make brown sugar carrots! They were always my favorite. I have a picky eater right now but she might LOVE these. Thanks for the reminder and the great recipes!
Heather says
These look wonderful and will certainly make an appearance on our Easter table!
CourtneyLynne says
Omg can we say yum?!!! These carrots look absolutely delicious! I must give your recipe a try! Yummy!
Amanda McD says
Looks great! What is the garnish that is on the baked carrots?
June says
Was wondering the same myself!
momma lew says
Parsley! The universal garnish LOL!
momma lew says
Parsley!
Kristan says
What type of carrots are these?
momma lew says
Pictured are baby carrots I found at a local farmer’s market, however you can use any carrot you’d like.
Sandi says
My kids would be all over this recipe…who could resist the brown sugar caramelizing on those carrots?
Marsha Maxwell says
I make plain roasted carrots all the time, but this recipe takes it to another level! Excellent side dish for spring or Easter.
Candi Elm says
They really look beautiful for a side dish. I love the color and how they look carmelized.
Christina says
Yum!!!! This recipe has so much flavor! I’ll be making these again for sure!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
This is a way to make boring carrots into some extra good!
Kim says
Can you cook them in a cast iron skillet?
momma lew says
YES! Originally in my photos you will notice they are in a skillet!
nancy wright says
my carrots after 30 minutes in the oven were still hard. What did I do wrong?
momma lew says
I haven’t a clue! I have never had this issue!
Anne Lawton says
I love carrots cooked whole like this, and love that sauce too!
Sandi says
My kids absolutely loved this carrot recipe!!
Suzanne says
What a fun new side dish idea! Thank you!
Lupe says
Lovely recipe. Can you make these ahead of time? If so, do they hold for the next day?
momma lew says
I would think so, although maybe just not baked them. I would prepare the dish, refrigerate and then bake when you are ready.
John says
I’m making these for a wedding and I want to make about 30 servings. I know I have to double up on the brown sugar and the butter, but what about the cook time? Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I’m not great at cooking and I don’t want to mess it up since this is for a wedding.
Thanks.
momma lew says
Wow. That is a lot! I am not really sure. I would think the cook time would be the same since. Just lay them flat so they cook evenly and when a fork can pierce them, they are done.
Trudy says
I made these tonight and they weren’t done in 25 nor 30 mins..I had to add another 30 mins before they we’re tender. These we’re baby peeled eat carrots.so Idk if that was the problem or not. Had a good taste tho. Idk if I’ll maké these again or not. ????
momma lew says
An hour seems like an awfully long time. Maybe it’s your oven, never had this kind of issue as I use baby carrots all the time.
nancy says
I had the same problem.
momma lew says
I am sorry to hear this. Maybe different oven types. I would try to turn the temperature up next time.