Honey Glazed Carrots

Ingredients

• 2lb large carrots cut into batons (halved baby carrots would work too)
• 1-2 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp granulated garlic (or a few minced cloves of fresh garlic)
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F and lightly oil the carrot batons by tossing them in a large bowl; we’ll use that bowl again later. Spread the carrots on a sheet pan, ideally into one layer. Roast for 15 minutes.
2. While the carrots are in their first roast, melt the butter in a small pan. Take the pan off the heat, then add the remaining ingredients. Stir.
3. Remove the carrots as they’re softening and taking on color, then dump them back into the bowl used in step 1. Pour the glaze over the carrots, toss, then return them to the sheet pan, and put the pan back in for about 5 minutes.
4. Pull the completed carrots from the oven and serve, either in a dish or directly from the sheet.

Notes

I use both granulated and fresh; fresh provides a significantly different experience.