Do apples and carrots go together? In this recipe, they do. Both turn sweet in a hot oven, the onion adds a savory edge along with the dill, paprika, and garlic. A bit of maple glaze goes on at the end for a bit of extra sweetness and caramelization.
If you love carrots you might also like these stovetop glazed carrots cooked with brown sugar, or these honey roasted carrots cooked in the oven.
Roasted Carrots and Apples Ingredients
- Baby Carrots - They are already peeled, so there's no prep. Slicing them in half lengthwise gives you flat sides that roast up better.
- Apples - Honeycrisp or Gala both hold up well when roasted. Leave the skin on and cut into ½-inch cubes.
- Yellow Onion - It adds a savory contrast to the sweet carrots and apples. Red onion also works.
- Olive Oil - It's all you need, so there's no need to grease the pan.
- Maple Syrup - Real maple syrup or pancake syrup both work. It goes on after roasting so it glazes instead of burning.
- Dried Dill, Paprika, and Garlic Powder - These seasonings add warmth, color, and a slight earthy flavor.
- Salt and Black Pepper - Adjust the amount to taste.
How to Make Roasted Carrots and Apples
Preheat oven to 425° F degrees. If you are not using baby carrots you may want to peel them before cutting.
Place carrots with the apples and onions in the center of a large baking sheet. If you want to use a greased baking sheet, that is fine, but I find the olive oil does an excellent job by itself. Drizzle with the olive oil, and then sprinkle with the seasonings.
Mix everything, coating the carrots, apples, and onion well, then spread out in a single layer as much as possible on the baking sheet. They tend to steam more than getting that darker, roasted color if they are too close.
After roasting for about 10 minutes, stir everything and roast for another 8 - 10 minutes. Carefully remove the pan from the oven and push everything towards the center of the baking sheet.
Drizzle the maple syrup over the carrot mixture and mix. Spread out the carrots, apples, and onions again and bake for 5 minutes.
Everything is done when the carrots are fork tender.
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Roasted Carrots and Apples FAQs
Honeycrisp and Gala both hold up well when roasted. I like to keep the skin on.
Both work. I've made it with each.
Yes. Add a little extra apple instead if you like.
A reader, Valerie, added ginger and gave the recipe 5 stars.
Mom Tip
Don't overcrowd the pan. Spread the carrots, apples, and onions in a single layer. When they're packed together they steam instead of getting those darker roasted edges.
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Complete Recipe
Roasted Carrots and Apples
Ingredients
- 12 ounces Baby Carrots cut lengthwise
- 2 Honeycrisp Apples chopped into ½ inch cubes
- 1 Onion - yellow chopped into ½ cubes
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ½ teaspoon Dill dried
- ½ teaspoon Paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Cut the baby carrots lengthwise.
- Slice the apples away from the core and cube the apple into ½ inch cubes.
- Cut off the ends of the onion and remove the peel. Chop the onion into ½ inch cubes.
- Pile the carrots, apples, and onions in the center of a baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil, and then sprinkle with the seasonings.
- Mix everything, coating the carrots, apples, and onion well, then spread out as much as possible on the baking sheet
- After roasting for about 10 minutes, stir everything and continue to roast for another 8 - 10 minutes.
- Carefully remove the pan from the oven and push everything towards the center of the baking sheet
- Drizzle the maple syrup over the carrot mixture and mix. Spread out the carrots, apples, and onions again and bake for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and serve.
Valerie says
Delicious, easy recipe! I added ginger to mine.