Maple Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce

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.

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.

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.

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.

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3. 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.
4. 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.

1. Serve. Once carrots are cooked, drizzle yogurt sauce on top, along with fresh tarragon and toasted walnuts. Serve immediately.

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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

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• Garlic and Herb Roasted Carrots
• Roasted Carrot and Ginger Soup
• Arugula and Roasted Carrot Salad
• One Pot Rice Pilaf with Carrots

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