Oven-Baked Carrot Fries

Submitted by littlemafia

"Great for kids and not only!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs carrots
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 1 pinch pepper

directions

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a shallow pan with foil.
2. Using a sharp knife, slice away the tip and end of each carrot; peel each completely.
3. Cut carrots in half crosswise, then cut lengthwise, then cut lengthwise again.
4. In a mixing bowl, combine the carrot sticks, olive oil, rosemary, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir until all are evenly coated.
5. Place carrots in pan, spreading sticks out as much as possible. Bake for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender.
6. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Reviews

[magpie diner]

Never thought to make carrots this way - definitely enjoyed by the children and couldn't get much easier! I didn't have any fresh rosemary so I left it out. I also used Rita's "crazy salt" (Recipe #191455) which was nice. I found they were cooked at about 15 minutes and the thinner pieces were starting to burn...so watch those last 5 minutes. Thanks Little!

 

[fuiu8890]

It's just great! I did it a few times now - with rosemary, with thyme, with rosemary and thyme, with basil, with olive oil, with toasted sesame oil, with peanut oil and so on and so on I can't imagine why I didn't think about it before :P

 

[Denise!]

Wow - amazing carrots. Cutting them like fries makes a huge difference. These were like an awesome gourmet french fry. I could eat a lot of these, LOL. Oh, I left out the sugar and subbed fresh thyme for the rosemary. Added a bit of onion powder. Loved them, thanks for the recipe.

 

[Southern Lady]

These little carrot sticks were tasty and grow on you as you eat them. I made 2 simple changes using pecan oil and thyme. The flavor is lovely. If you never tried dill with carrots, it's delish and should work well in this recipe, too. I enjoyed the smaller sticks that began caramelizing the last few minutes. Will make again and again, I'm sure. Thanks for sharing.

 

[NorthwestGal]

What a wonderful way to prepare carrots. We all really enjoyed this dish. I was a little skeptical that the carrots would be tender enough after only 20 minutes of baking time, but it worked out quite well. Thank for you for sharing your recipe, littlemafia. Made for the "Best of 2011" tag game.