Honey Honey Carrots

hot honey carrots on small white plate with feta, pistachios and chives

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These hot honey carrots are simple to make, only require a handful of ingredients and taste absolutely delicious!

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Western

Servings:

Author: Chris Collins

Equipment

Veg Peeler
Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
Baking Tray (mine was 25x35cm/10x14")
Baking/Parchment Paper

Ingredients

Carrots

500g / 1lb Carrots (see notes)
2 tbsp + 1 tsp Hot Honey (see notes)
2 tsp Olive Oil
3/4 tsp Smoked Paprika
1/4 tsp EACH: Salt, Black Pepper
1 tbsp / 15g Butter

To Serve

30g / 1oz Feta, crumbled (or to preference)
handful of Pistachios, finely chopped (or to preference)
1-2 tsp Fresh Chives, finely diced (or to preference)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F.
Use a veg peeler to peel the carrots, then slice off the ends and discard. Halve or quarter the carrots lengthways, then place on a baking tray (I like to line mine with baking/parchment paper to reduce mess). Toss with 2 tsp oil, 1 tsp hot honey, 3/4 tsp smoked paprika and 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. Space out the carrots, then roast for 15 minutes.
Remove the tray, add 2 tbsp hot honey and 1 tbsp butter, then toss until fully coated. Space out the carrots and roast again for 20-25 minutes, or until the carrots are fork-tender, sticky and very lightly caramelised (but not burnt).
Place the carrots on a plate and drizzle over any excess honey, then top with feta, pistachios and chives (you can measure all of these with love). Enjoy!

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Notes

a) Peeling - If your carrots are already pretty clean, you can get away with just giving them a good scrub if you'd prefer not to peel them.

b) Carrot size - Medium-large carrots will likely need to be quartered, whereas small carrots may need to just be halved, or not sliced at all if they're very thin. The most important thing is that the carrots are evenly-sized, so they cook at an even rate.

c) Timings - Timings will vary based on the thickness of the carrots you're left with, so just be vigilant on the second roasting.

d) Serving - The hot honey carrots are delicious by themselves, but the feta, pistachios and chives truly complete them. If you don't add the toppings, consider finishing with some flaky sea salt to replace the saltiness of the feta, in order to balance out the sweet honey.

e) Calories - Just the carrots (no toppings) divided by 4.

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