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    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce

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    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is an easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish to make this season. Tender carrots are warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup, topped with a drizzle of homemade yogurt sauce and crunchy walnuts.

    Not only do they look stunning, but they are quick and easy to make — ready in just 35 minutes (including prep!). Serve these maple carrots with almost any of your favorite main course meals.

    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com

    Why You'll Love These Maple Roasted Carrots

    • They are quick and easy to make. These maple roasted carrots and yogurt sauce take just a few minutes to prep and 25 minutes in the oven before they are ready to each. It's an easy and stress-free side that you can make when you don't feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen, but want to eat something delicious.
    • Loaded with flavor. With ingredients like maple syrup, cinnamon, lemon, and tarragon, these carrots are so flavorful — sweet, savory, and warmly spiced.
    • Carrots are healthy. This is a healthy side dish that you need to add to your dinner side dish rotation. Carrots are packed full of beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K, potassium, and antioxidants. They also promote healthy cholesterol levels and are good for eye health.
    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com

    Ingredient Notes

    To make these delicious Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce, you will need the following ingredients (full measurements in recipe card below):

    • carrots - feel free to use carrots with their tops on or without.
    • olive oil
    • salt and pepper
    • cinnamon
    • maple syrup - you can substitute agave syrup or honey too.
    • walnuts - toasted and chopped walnuts are optional, for garnish.
    • yogurt sauce - the homemade yogurt sauce is made in minutes using full-fat Greek yogurt, salt, lemon zest + juice, water, and fresh tarragon. You can substitute the tarragon with your favorite herbs to switch up the flavor. Try dill or mint.

    You will also need measuring cups and spoons, mixing bowl, and half sheet baking pan.

    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com

    How to Make the Best Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce

    1. Season carrots. Place the carrots on a parchment-lined half sheet baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and set aside. In a small mixing bowl, combine salt, cinnamon, and pepper. Sprinkle it evenly over the carrots on all sides.
    2. Roast the carrots. Roast the carrots in a 425F preheated oven for 20 minutes, rotating once halfway through.
    • Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com
    • Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com
    1. Add maple syrup. Remove carrots from the oven and drizzle maple syrup on top. Toss to coat, then return to the oven and cook for another 5-6 minutes.
    2. Make the yogurt sauce. While carrots are cooking, make the yogurt sauce. In a small mixing bowl, combine Greek yogurt, salt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and chopped tarragon. Add water to thin it out so it’s pourable. Whisk to combine, then set aside.
    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com
    1. Serve. Once carrots are cooked, drizzle yogurt sauce on top, along with fresh tarragon and toasted walnuts. Serve immediately.
    • Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com
    • Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com

    How to Serve

    These carrots would be great with roast chicken or a Mediterranean lamb entree like Sheet Pan Lamb Chops, but honestly I’m fine eating a whole plate of these by themselves. The walnuts add a heartiness that helps fill you up. 

    Some other main dishes that you can serve these maple carrots with are:

    • Instant Pot Whole Chicken
    • Glazed Honey Balsamic Pork Chops
    • Garlic Butter Shrimp
    • Roast Beef
    • Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon
    • Parmesan Risotto

    Recipe Tips and Tricks

    • Customization tips: If you like a little heat, add ¼ teaspoon of cayenne powder to the seasoning blend for the carrots. The cool yogurt sauce will cool you down. I can’t wait to make and enjoy these all season long. They are highly crave-worthy!
    • How to store fresh carrots: Whole raw carrots can stay fresh for up to four weeks when stored properly. To prolong their shelf-life, you can store them in an airtight container filled with cold water, and replace the water every few days.
    • How to store roasted carrots: Maple roasted carrots will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days. You can store the yogurt sauce separately in another airtight container for up to one week.
    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com

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    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup. | aheadofthyme.com

    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce


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    • Author: Sam | Ahead of Thyme
    • Total Time: 35 minutes
    • Yield: 4-6 servings
    • Diet: Gluten Free
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    Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce is a quick, easy, flavorful, and delicious side dish that is warmly spiced and caramelized with maple syrup.


    Ingredients

    • 2 bunches carrots, peeled (about 12 carrots)
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • ¼ cup maple syrup
    • ¼ cup walnuts, toasted and crushed (for garnish)

    For the yogurt sauce:

    • ¼ cup Greek yogurt, full-fat
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • zest from 1 lemon
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
    • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, finely chopped (plus more for garnish)
    • 1 tablespoon water

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 425 F.
    2. Place the carrots on a parchment-lined half sheet baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and set aside.
    3. In a small mixing bowl, combine salt, cinnamon, and pepper. Sprinkle it evenly over the carrots on all sides.
    4. Roast the carrots for 20 minutes, rotating once halfway through.
    5. Remove carrots from the oven and drizzle maple syrup on top. Toss to coat, then return to the oven and cook for another 5-6 minutes.
    6. While carrots are cooking, make the yogurt sauce. In a small mixing bowl, combine Greek yogurt, salt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and chopped tarragon. Add water to thin it out so it’s pourable. Whisk to combine, then set aside. 
    7. Once carrots are cooked, drizzle yogurt sauce on top, along with fresh tarragon and toasted walnuts. Serve immediately.

    Notes

    Customization tips: If you like a little heat, add ¼ teaspoon of cayenne powder to the seasoning blend for the carrots. The cool yogurt sauce will cool you down. I can’t wait to make and enjoy these all season long. They are highly crave-worthy!

    How to store fresh carrots: Whole raw carrots can stay fresh for up to four weeks when stored properly. To prolong their shelf-life, you can store them in an airtight container filled with cold water, and replace the water every few days.

    How to store roasted carrots: Maple roasted carrots will keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days. You can store the yogurt sauce separately in another airtight container for up to one week.

    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 25 minutes
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: Roast
    • Cuisine: American

    Keywords: maple roasted carrots with yogurt sauce, maple roasted carrots, how to roast carrots, sweet roasted carrots

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    1. Connie Pelley says

      August 22, 2022 at 3:32 pm

      Oh I just came across this little gem
      Will be making soon!! 😊

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