The perfect marriage of sweet and savory! This maple-rosemary and a hint of garlic flavored carrots are tender, sweet and all-around delicious that can be perfect to accompany any meal or can be great as an appetizer as well.
Ingredients
¾ pound thin/medium sized carrots, (about 12), preferably with green tops, washed and trimmed, leaving ½ inch of tops attached
¼ cup real maple syrup
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
Kosher salt, to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste (optional)
Method
Preheat oven to 425ºF, with rack in lower third. Lightly coat the baking sheet with oil or cooking spray and set aside.
In a small sauce pan, over medium-high heat, heat up maple syrup for 30-40 seconds.
Add garlic and rosemary leaves along with salt and pepper (optional) and stir.
Remove from heat after 1 min or so and set aside.
Place carrots in a single layer on a lightly oiled baking sheet and drizzle generous amount of the maple-rosemary mixture.
Bake until bottoms of vegetables begin to caramelize and turn dark brown, about 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and brush the mixture some more onto the carrots.
Return to oven, and bake until all sides are well browned, about 20 to 25 minutes more.
Transfer carrots on to a serving platter, season with salt and pepper again if needed.
Enjoy!
My Notes
Cooking time depends on how thick your carrots are, if bigger in size then can be halved lengthwise. Then cook until how soft/tender you like.
To downsize the cooking time under 20-30 min, you can halve them lengthwise and further cutting them into 3 inch long sticks.
To make the cleaning easier, line the sheet with the kitchen foil.
To make them ahead bake them, set aside in the same sheet-pan and then reheat in the oven at the time of serving.
Recipe by at https://www.urbancilantro.com/maple-rosemary-glazed-carrots/