These delicious Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots caramelize as they bake, making them an irresistible side dish! They’re easy to make and sure to be hit!
Roasted carrots are a favourite around here. They go so well with a good roast, making them essential around here when roast beef, pork, chicken or lamb are on the menu.
This recipe is so loved in our home it even graces our dinner table on special occasions! They have been served on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas and are always a hit. We tend to alternate between these and my Maple Balsamic Glazed Roasted Carrots (which is another great recipe to try)!
Carrots are delicious even when they’re raw, but when you caramelize them in the oven like this, they are out of this world! Even a picky eater will find them pretty darn delicious!
I mean, these veggies are essentially candied when they come out of the oven! Who doesn’t like candy??
Making these babies is truly easy to do too. This recipe requires minimal ingredients, all of which you probably already have in your pantry. The amount of “work” needed to make these is easy enough for any novice in the kitchen.
Ingredients in Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
- Carrots: I used small carrots for this recipe but medium and large sized carrots can be used as well. Just be sure to slice them in half or quarters to ensure they cook in good time.
- Olive oil
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Salt and pepper
**Note: Ingredient quantities and full instructions are in the recipe card at the end of this post.**
How to make Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
- Arrange the carrots on your baking dish: Place carrots onto the baking sheet. Use a baking sheet (or sheet pan) that is large enough to allow you to spread out the carrots so they are not piled on top of each other.
- Glaze: Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Using your hands toss everything together to coat the carrots evenly.
- Roast: Roast for 15 minutes and then flip carrots over. Continue to bake for 15 minutes* or until the carrots are fork tender.
That is it.
No, really. That is the extend of this dish. Despite minimal effort, you really do end up with an amazing result and a side dish that may just steal the limelight.
What to serve with Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots are easy to pair with a wide variety of main courses. They go great with poultry dishes (Roast Chicken and Roasted Turkey Drumsticks for example), pork dishes (like Pork Chops), beef dishes (Meatloaf or Roast Beef), and even fish dishes (Panko Crusted Fish and Almond Crusted Salmon are some great options).
As mentioned earlier, we also love serving these up for special occasions so definitely keep these in mind for your next Thanksgiving or Easter get-together.
Storing leftovers and reheating
Store cooled leftover carrots in an airtight container in the fridge. They will last a few days stored this way. To reheat them, you can pop them in the oven until they are warmed through. Alternatively you can heat them up in the oven or even in a skillet with a bit of oil.
I hope you love these delicious carrots as much as we do! Bon appetit!
-Cathy
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Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Maple Balsamic Glazed Roasted Carrots
Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
Ingredients
- 24 small carrots or 1 dozen large carrots, peeled (if using larger carrots, slice in quarters lengthwise)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place carrots onto the baking sheet. Use a baking sheet (or sheet pan) that is large enough to allow you to spread out the carrots so they are not piled on top of each other.
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Using your hands toss everything together to coat the carrots evenly.
- Bake for 15 minutes and then flip carrots over. Continue to bake for 15 minutes or until the carrots are fork tender.
Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.
