Pepper and Mommy

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Roasted Carrots with Honey

This is a super easy one, that my toddlers love! 


*NOTE: Honey (even cooked according to some sources) should not be fed to infants under 12 months. Home cooking methods can not get the honey hot enough to destroy the botulism toxins. 


          Carrots (I use regular bunch carrots, you can use baby carrots or sticks too. Adjust cooking time accordingly)
          Olive Oil
          Honey 
          Pepper
          Salt
     
                           Preheat Oven to 350 

                           Drizzle with olive oil


                           Roll them to coat with oil


                           Pour honey over, I use a few drizzles to sweeten, about  1/8 of a cup, but my mom always used closer to 1/4 of a cup.  You can adjust the sweetness as needed


                           Season with salt and pepper

                           Roll around again to coat evenly
               
                           Bake between 40 minutes to an hour. Bake longer to make them softer, less to make them crunchier. I bake them an hour for my two toddlers. 






*Variations- Skip the honey and just use oil and peppe
                           Use butter in place of olive oil
                           Replace olive oil and honey with butter and brown sugar (just a few sprinkles of sugar and roll them a few times while baking to prevent burning.








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