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Roasted Carrots with Orange Brown Butter and Sage
- 40 mins total
- 10 mins prep
- 30 mins cook
- serves 4
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Roasted Carrots with Orange Brown Butter and Sage. A great side dish. Your family and friends will love it. This super easy oven-roasted carrots recipe will be your favorite as soon as you bite into the tender carrots.
And with the holidays just around the corner, this carrot dish is the perfect showcase at your Thanksgiving table as a side dish.
What do we love the most about roasted carrots with orange-brown butter and sage?
Simplicity at its best and full of flavor.
However, carrots are a wonderful vegetable that we enjoy all year long. Sweet and tender, they are the best side dish to any meal.
But it does not end there, and you can have fun shaping them into chunks, cubes, and matchsticks. They are just fun.
You can bake, steam, saute, juice, or eat them raw. The possibilities are endless.
Benefits of eating carrots
Carrots are a great source of beta-carotene, loaded with vitamin A, calcium, potassium, vitamin K and fiber. All of which are good for your health. Rich in antioxidants.
Are roasted carrots healthy?
Baked carrots are a great healthy vegetable side dish. Easy to make with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, salt, and pepper, cooked carrots are healthier for you than they are raw.
When cooked, carrots release more vitamin A and are easier to digest.
Is it better to boil or roast carrots?
I love roasted carrots because I enjoy the texture, crunchiness, and amazing sweet flavor they render when roasted.
The roasting process brings out their natural sweetness; after all, carrots have more sugar than any other vegetable except corn.
It is hard to overcook the carrots or any vegetables. If they are too done, they will burn. Keep a watchful eye on them.
I have the timing of the roasting of these carrots at 30 minutes. However, check them for around 20 minutes if the carrots are smaller.
Do you have to peel carrots before roasting?
If you know your farmer and are aware of the chemicals they use, hopefully, none, it is ok not to peel them.
Wash them well, scrub them and remove any filaments that they may have. If there is a dark spot and you feel compelled to peel them, go right ahead. Carrots are delicious either way: peeled or unpeeled.
Orange juice, butter, sage, and brown sugar
Sage is often found in any holiday dishes and with melted butter. The sage and butter give out this savory fragrance like no other.
When they start binding together, the orange juice with the brown sugar and butter make the perfect smooth syrup.
This sauce combination can be used with pork, duck, chicken, and some fish dishes. A good base to have in your repertoire.
Tips and how to make these roasted carrots with orange brown butter sage.
Purchasing the carrots with the tops attached is a great way to present them at the table. However not necessary if you cannot find them.
For proper cooking, ensure that they all are the same size.
To save time, you can peel and season the carrots with olive oil and set them aside early in the day. The olive oil will prevent the carrots from turning a dark color.
- While preheating the oven, prepare the carrots by cutting the stems all to the same length. Wash and rinse them. Remove any filaments that you may find on the body of the carrot. Peel if need be.
- Place the carrots in a single layer on your cookie sheet , or a sheet pan. Add the olive oil and toss the carrots. Generously season with salt and pepper.
- Every oven roasts the same. You want your carrots to be tender and roasted but not burned. Shake or turn the carrots halfway if need to.
- You want to start your orange brown butter with sage at the end of roasting the carrots.
- Gently swirl the butter as it melts in your skillet. You do not want it to burn. It has to have white foam, slowly turning light brown. Add the brown sugar, lemon juice, and sage.
- Continue stirring over medium-low heat until you start seeing it turn into a syrup consistency.
- Place on a serving dish with a slight border to hold the syrup once poured over the carrots.
- Serve immediately.
- It can be reheated over low heat. You may want to add more butter if need be.
If you enjoy this roasted carrots recipe, check out these flavorful recipes:
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Veal Chop with Lemon, Sage and Mascarpone
Enjoy these perfectly roasted carrots.
Equipment and ingredients used to prepare this wonderful dish.
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Carrots with Orange Brown Butter and Sage
Amount Per Serving
Calories 231
Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 2mg0%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Sugar 2g2%
Vitamin A 350IU7%
Calcium 3mg0%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Roasted Carrots with Orange Brown Butter and Sage
- 40 mins total
- 10 mins prep
- 30 mins cook
- serves 4
Ingredients
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1 bunch all the same size young carrots with tops
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1/4 cup olive oil
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4 tablespoons unsalted butter
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1 halved orange
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1 tablespoon brown sugar
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4 sage leaves
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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Cut off all but 1 inch of the top of the carrots, leaving a little green, and peel them. Put the carrots on a large cookie sheet, add the oil, season with salt and pepper, and coat the carrots well.
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Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, or until they are tender to the fork test.
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In the meantime, melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Swirl the pan around and cook until the butter becomes brown and nutty. Squeeze in the juice from the orange halves, add the brown sugar and sage and continue to cook for 2 minutes or until it becomes syrupy.
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Remove the carrots from the oven and arrange them on a platter. Drizzle the orange-brown butter over the carrots and serve.
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Originally published on November 9, 2020. Updated on August 9, 2022.
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Orange and Carrot pair pretty well so can imagine the flavors of these roasted carrots. with sage and brown butter, another classic pair, simply delicious.
And very easy to make too, which helps a lot when time is not on our side.
Thank you for stopping by and reading the recipe.
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Giangi
You got me at browned butter! This is definitely a dish worthy of a celebration!
These sound delicious I love roasting vegetables will definitely try this
Thank you and enjoy it.
I make a similar recipe with brown sugar and rosemary!! Definitely giving this a try!!
I love rosemary. I bet it is a bit more pungent, but I am sure divine too.
Thank you for stopping by my page.
These carrots look utterly mouthwatering! Do you think this recipe would be doable with vegan butter instead?
I have never tried this recipe with vegan butter. The butter has to melt and foam and can caramelize with the sugar.
Let me know how it turned out when you make it with vegan butter.
I love the orange and carrot combination and had to try this recipe. It was delicious and the addition of the brown butter with the brown sugar was over the top amazing. Great recipe.
Thank you so much, Oscar, for your feedback. I am so happy you enjoyed it.
The flavors of these carrots are perfect! My family loved them!
I am so happy. Thank you for your feedback.
YUM! These Roasted Carrots with Orange Brown Butter and Sage is perfect as a side dish indeed.:) It’s full of flavor plus it’s loaded with vitamins, fiber and antioxidants.:)
Thank you.
Enjoy!
I don’t make carrots often enough. This sounds like a delicious way to prepare them!
You will love how easy they are to make, and i am sure you will love how flavorful and tender they are.
Enjoy!
Looks really yummy!
Thank you!
This sounds amazing! I’m a huge fan of root vegetables and the Sage sounds delicious. Pinning for my next family dinner.
Thank you, Libbie.
Enjoy!
You definitely had me at browned butter hehe but love the sage undertone in the flavor, great as a side or in another dish.
I love carrot recipes! Perfect for a side dish
I’ve been looking for a hearty recipe for roasted carrots for ages! Now I found the best one! Thanks for the recipe.
Lucas, the pleasure is all mine. Thank you for stopping by my page.
I typically don’t like cooked carrots, but these look and sound amazing!! Pinned
Thank you so much, I hope you will enjoy these carrots. Soft and full of flavor
Love these roasted carrots! They were such a fun side dish to our dinner!
Thank you, Kayla! I am so happy you enjoyed them.
These carrots were incredibly delicious! I made this with Miyoko’s vegan butter which browns nicely! Going to make this again soon!
Wonderful! I am so happy you enjoy them.
Thank you for your feedback.
The perfect side dish for Fall. Love it, it’s so good!
Thank you, Amy!
Love anything with brown butter and these were exceptional and so easy. I did use non-dairy butter, but trust me, it did not change the flavor.
Wonderful! I am so happy you try them and enjoyed them with non-dairy butter.
Thank you for your feedback and for trying my recipe.
I think carrots are such an under-appreciated vegetable. Thank you for giving me another way to enjoy them!
The pleasure is all mine.
Enjoy!
Loved the sauce!
Thank you.
These carrots are an absolute favorite in this house! We make them often and they’re delicious!
Thank you so much for your feedback.
This looks amazing definitely have to try thank you.
Thank you! Enjoy!
These were delicious! The orange and sage brown butter sauce really took things over the edge and made the recipe extra special. This is such a great side dish recipe to make for weeknight dinners or holiday gatherings. Thanks for sharing.
The pleasure is all mine. I am so happy you enjoyed this recipe.
The brown butter took these carrots to the next level! So yummy!
Thank you so much!
Roasted carrots with orange butter sage is wonderful idea.
Can’t wait to make this for Thanksgiving!
These carrots were delicious.
What a delicious way to enjoy carrots!
Absolutely! Enjoy!
This is so easy and delicious. I will make this at home. Yum!
This sounds such a great combination of flavours. They look good too.
Thank you, you will enjoy them.
These carrots were so delicious, the orange really brought out the natural sweetness and the sage was an amazing flavor combination! We loved them
Thank you so much. I am happy you enjoyed them.
This is such a delicious side dish!
Thank you.