These Roasted Baby Carrots with Honey and Pistachios are cooked to perfection. It's the perfect side dish for any holiday meal!
Nothing beats roasted carrots, especially when they are drizzled with honey and sprinkled with crushed pistachios.
I tend to be obsessive in life. When I like something I do a lot of it.
Case in point:
- cooking
- eating carrots
- eating pistachios
- watching the walking dead
- then watching the walking dead again
- watching one more time to be sure I didn't miss anything
- then a fourth time to be really sure I didn't miss anything
- and by anything at all I mean Daryl Dixon, aka Norman Reedus
- or as I like to call him, my future husband. Just don't tell my current one.
Let's keep that last one to ourselves. It's our little secret. Pinkie swear?
M'kay.
Okay back to the carrots. Sorry about that. Got all carried away with stuff, and things.
I make Balsamic Roasted Baby Carrots quite often. Honestly, I also love them with honey drizzled over them.
Recently I made a batch and decided to toss some pistachio bits over them. They turned out wonderfully. Now I want to toss pistachios on everything.
Cripes, your mind just went there, didn't it? Come on people, mind out of the gutter! The only thing I'd be throwing at him is myself.
Okay, go forth and make carrots. Roasted Carrots with Honey and Pistachios. And try to forget the image of Norman Reedus covered in pistachios. For those that can't, well, you're welcome!
If you love Roasted Carrots, try these side dishes
- Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon
- Lemon Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
- Stuffed Acorn Squash
- Parmesan Smashed Potatoes
- Skillet Asparagus with Lime Butter
- Balsamic Roasted Baby Carrots
- Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes
- Fried Smashed Potatoes with Onions and Meyer Lemon Dressing
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Roasted Carrots with Honey and Pistachios
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs baby carrots tops removed, peeled if desired
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 dash coarse salt
- 1 dash pepper if desired
- 2 tbsp honey
- ¼ cup chopped pistachios more or less to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degree F.
- Line a rimmed cookie sheet with parchment paper, if you don't have any just spray it liberally with non-stick cooking spray.
- Rinse your carrots and pat dry.
- In a medium sized glass bowl place the carrots inside.
- Pour the olive oil over top, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss the carrots until well coated then pop them onto the cookie sheet.
- Place in oven and roast them for about 20 to 30 minutes, depending on how crisp or soft you like your carrots, and how thick they are.
- Now remove from oven, but keep the oven turned on, and the cookie sheet nearby The carrots will be going back into the oven momentarily.
- Use a spatula and transfer the carrots to a bowl. Drizzle honey over top and toss to coat really well. Place them back on the cookie sheet, and spread them about evenly. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes longer, this varies wildly depending on the thickness of the carrots, so watch them carefully. Honey burns quickly.
- Remove from oven. Transfer to a bowl. Sprinkle with more coarse salt, pepper if desired. Toss the pistachios over top.
- Serve with a big old honey and pistachio loving smile!
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John@Kitchen Riffs
Aren't roast carrots so good? Just love them. And I'll have pistachios on anything, thank you very much.
Kelly Westerman
My Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Kelli W.
I'd make chocolate cake with peanut butter icing!
shari w.
I think I would make an angel food cake from scratch 🙂
Tina W
I would make pizza dough.
steve weber
I would make some type of muffins.
Sharon Kenney
Making Italian traditional dishes, in my Naples, Italy casa.....
Choc Chip Uru
These carrots look glazed to perfection, delicious job 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Debbie H
Those carrots look super yummy! And this mixer would be a huge blessing!
Courtenay
I would make bread. And rolls. And keep my husband away from it!! He decided my mixer needed adjusting, so he fiddled with the screws and when I went to make my Easter rolls the top part of the unit started bouncing and it tore the coating off my dough hook. He had unknowingly adjusted the beater setting too low. Gotta love him, he was trying to help.
Maria Juliana Armenta
I would lve to have a Kitchen Aid. I love them!
SGG
I've ALWAYS wanted a mixer like this!
Tammy L.
I really love coming to your blog. I found you on G+ and now I'm hooked. I think it is amazing that you are raffling a KitchenAid :). Thank you and I am crossing my fingers!!
Kelly Zdrowak
I absolutely love baking, so I would make my grandmas special chocolate chip cookies that have been passed down for generations in my family and perfected by her 🙂
Elizabeth @Mango_Queen
I would bake a Mango Chiffon Cake with Mango Buttercream Icing. I hope I win this, loving the new Kitchen Aid mixer color. Thanks for doing this event!
Amy @Very Culinary
Roasted and grilled vegetables are just THE. BEST. I'll take all 4 servings of these, please. I ain't sharing.
Paula - bell'alimento
This is my very favorite way to eat carrots!
Kayla
I would make so much bread, SO MUCH.
The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time
I would make bread. Lots and lots of bread.
Courtney @ Neighborfood
You crack me up! I'm totally the same way with TV shows I really love. I could watch them over and over. These are some of the best looking carrots I've ever seen. Great photos!