Maple Glazed Carrots is a gorgeous fall side dish that's naturally gluten free. In late summer this dish celebrates the best of the season but the maple glaze makes it a winning dish all fall and winter.
Serve these with simple roast chicken, meat loaf or breaded pork chops.
My recipe for Roasted Root Vegetables is one I make all fall and winter changing the vegetable combinations and seasoning to go with my menu. I sometimes add a drizzle of maple syrup to that recipe just to switch it up.
Ingredients
One of my mottos is K.I.S.S. and for gluten free cooks that stands for Keep It Simple and Safe. Especially when you're new to gluten free, making simple dishes you season at home, makes the steep label reading learning curve more manageable. If you're lucky, some of these recipes will end up on your list of repeats.
- Carrots - The fresher the better. Visit a Farmer’s Market and try different varieties of carrots just for fun.
- Butter - This is what makes the buttery caramelized sauce.
- Brown sugar & maple syrup - Together they make a sweet glaze everyone will be talking about with an otherwise plain dinner.
See recipe card for complete ingredient list and exact amounts.
Root Vegetable List
Here's a list of some of the root vegetables available. Challenge yourself to cook with a root vegetable you haven't used before.
| carrots | parsnips | potatoes |
| beets | turnips | sweet potatoes |
| jicama | kohlrabi | yams |
A Vegetable Garden
Did anyone in your family have a vegetable garden when you were growing up? Both my mom and my grandmother did and at the end of summer we could pull carrots out of the soil, rub them clean and eat them. No one taught us where carrots came from we simply lived it.
If you’re the least bit interested in growing anything, carrots might just be the easiest vegetable to grow. Just add water and they’ll slowly grow all summer whether you're at home or on vacation. Even the smallest patch of carrots will create an opportunity for children to see first hand where their food really comes from.
Get The Tools
To roast vegetables all you need is a baking sheet or two and some parchment paper.
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Maple Glazed Carrots
Ingredients
- 1 lb whole carrots
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoon maple syrup
- sea salt flakes and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Scrub the carrots clean and let dry. Place on baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper.
- Place the butter, brown sugar and maple syrup in a medium bowl. Microwave on low for 30 seconds. Stir to combine.
- Pour mixture over carrots and toss right on the baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, stirring half way through the cooking time. Watch carefully in the last few minutes and turn carrots as needed to prevent the sauce from burning around the edges.
- Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Serve hot.
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