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Oven Baked Carrot Sticks - Make Carrots Tasty

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Oven Baked Carrot Sticks - Make Carrots Tasty

The oven baked carrot sticks are an easy way to eat heart-healthy veggies more often. Baking veggies make them sweeter and more delicious. This simple, easy and effortless recipe will have you and the family eating carrots often because they take less than 30 minutes to make.

The oven baked carrot sticks are an easy way to eat heart healthy veggies more often. Baking veggies makes them sweeter and more delicious. The simple, easy and effortless recipe will have you and the family eating carrots often because they take less than 30 minutes to make.

Oven Baked Carrot Sticks

While carrots on their own are quite sweet, baking makes them sweeter and more kid-friendly. I make oven baked carrot sticks so often because my Rhea loves them but she cannot bite them raw.

oven baked carrot sticks are the best way to eat carrots especially for the kids. Baking them caramelizes the sugars and makes them more sweet and tender

Oven Baked Carrot Sticks

Why bake?

You know how I feel about baking and veggies? Truly love them. With most fleshy vegetables if you not sure what to do with them, try baking them. Just makes it a lot tastier. I make oven baked butternut squash the same say. My kids won't eat butternut in their meat dishes but oven baked butternut squash.. love them! Same with these carrots.

When you bake these the sugar in the vegetables caramelize and make them tastier. You see those dark spots some even black.. those are sweet carrot juices that get cooked and become sweet. Some get overcooked but you will always find someone in the room like me that enjoys those darker spots.

The trick with these is to bake them in a hot oven. Which means as soon as the carrots release their juices they are instantly caramelized making them crisp instead of soggy. These juices also caramelize and become sweet.

The oven baked carrot sticks are an easy way to eat heart healthy veggies more often. Baking veggies makes them sweeter and more delicious. The simple, easy and effortless recipe will have you and the family eating carrots often because they take less than 30 minutes to make.

Oven Baked Carrot Sticks

Ingredients and substitutes

  • Carrots - I love to use small to medium sized carrots. These are sweeter and more tender. They cook faster and kids love them. I save the larger carrots when I can cook them in soups, stews, and roasts.
  • Olive oil - You can use cooking oil or other flavored oil such as garlic oil too. Olive oil enhances the flavor of the squash.
  • Seasoning - There is a lot more you can add and personalize this squash to compliment the main course you are serving. Try paprika, garlic salt, balsamic vinegar, thyme, rosemary, ready-made Potato seasonings - the list is endless.

I do the same with butternut squash and it's so simple and easy.

Perfect oven baked Butternut Squash
Perfect oven baked Butternut Squash
Butternut squash when baked really brings out the sweetness of the vegetable and needs nothing more than just a sprinkle of salt, pepper, and good quality olive oil.
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How to make oven glaze carrot sticks (Save/Pin)

  • Preheat oven at 200 C/ 400 F.
  • Wash, peel and cut carrots into sticks.
  • Place carrots in a bowl.
  • Season with salt, peppers, and drizzle with olive oil.
  • Add any other seasoning you want such as paprika, garlic salt, rosemary, or thyme.
  • Spread the carrot stick on a parchment-lined baking tray for easy cleanup.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

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The oven baked carrot sticks are an easy way to eat heart healthy veggies more often. Baking veggies makes them sweeter and more delicious. The simple, easy and effortless recipe will have you and the family eating carrots often because they take less than 30 minutes to make.

Oven Baked Carrot Sticks

Oven Baked Carrot Sticks

Author: Veena Azmanov
5 from 7 votes
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Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Calories: 84kcal
Adjust Servings Here: 4 servings

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The oven baked carrot sticks are an easy way to eat heart-healthy veggies more often. Baking veggies make them sweeter and more delicious. The simple, easy and effortless recipe will have you and the family eating carrots often because they take less than 30 minutes to make.
ADJUST SERVINGS HERE - 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 8 carrots
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil good quality
  • 1 tsp Extra seasonings paprika, garlic powder, herbs, lemon (optional)

Instructions

  • Wash, peel and cut carrots into sticks.
  • Preheat the oven to 200 C / 420 F for at least 10 minutes.
  • Place them in a bowl.
  • Season with salt, peppers, and a drizzle with olive oil.
  • Add any other seasoning you want such as paprika, garlic salt, rosemary or thyme.
  • Spread the carrot stick on a parchment paper.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes.
  • The trick with these is to bake them in a hot oven so that as soon as the carrots release their juices they are instantly caramelized making them crisp instead of soggy.
  • When done - transfer them to a cool plate so they stop cooking.

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
Measuring Spoons
Baking Tray
Nutrition Information
Serving: 100gCalories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 9.2gProtein: 0.9gFat: 5.4gSaturated Fat: 0.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4.7gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 506mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 2.7gSugar: 4.4gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg

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Veena is the author of three blogs - Veena Azmanov, Cake Decorating Tutorials, and East Indian Recipes.
She writes about cooking, baking, desserts, and cake decorating. Being a professional cake decorator and food blogger for over ten years she has been featured in many online magazines and publications around the world. On her blogs, you will find delicious, easy and practical recipes often with instructional videos and tutorials for the home cook.

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  1. Heather

    Beautiful recipe! There is nothing worse than soggy veggies .. I love that you show how to make crispy veggies and what a great healthy dish to add to your dinner 🙂

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Absolutely, Heather. I hate soggy veggies Thanks

      Reply

  2. Marisa Franca

    I do agree with you, Veena. We love roasting vegetables they have a more complex flavor. Carrots and squash are so good for us I really should plan on making them more often. I just bought some gremolata flavored olive oil that would be amazing drizzled over the carrots.

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thank you, Marisa. I love roasting veggies and my kids enjoy them too!

      Reply

  3. Catherine

    I love roasted carrots...they have recently become of my favorite side dishes. They are so easy and simple to make also. Looks perfect, Veena!

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thanks, Catherine. I love roasted veggies too!

      Reply

  4. Ruchi

    Carrot sticks would be a perfect snack for the kids lunch box! I can see how we can take it on a road trip too, instead of buying fast food on the way, brilliant.

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thanks Ruchi. My kids love carrots so yeah they would love carrots in their roasted lunch boxes.

      Reply

  5. Jodi

    I agree - baking carrots most certainly make them tastier! My kids would agree with you as well. Baking carrots seem to be a secret weapon that gets kids to gobble them down! Thanks for the fun post!

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thanks Jodi. Yeah, my kids are not so fussy about all veggies so I'm kinda lucky.

      Reply

  6. Carmy

    I haven't had oven baked carrot sticks on their own for a while now! I'll have to meal prep some ASAP. Great tip on making sure the oven is hot before popping them in so they caramelize - I'm guilty of putting them in the oven during the pre-heating stage on more than one occasional and it did not come out as caramelized as I had wanted!

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thanks Carmy, Yes, a hot oven helps caramelize the sugars and prevents them from steaming.

      Reply

  7. Claudia Lamascolo

    I love roasted vegetables and carrots are a favorite of mine. I actually eat them all day for snacking and I bet these roasted will be better than the crispy raw all the time as a change!

    Reply

    • Veena Azmanov

      Thanks, Claudia. Yes. we love to roast veggies but we mostly have them for dinner.

      Reply