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BBQ grilled carrots served
Healthy and tasty grilled carrots with BBQ sauce

Honey BBQ Glazed Carrots

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes Main Courses Side Dishes
Carrots reveal a whole new side on the grill. High natural sugar content causes wonderful caramelization under heat, producing deep, sweet flavors you'd never dream of from boiling. Honey and thyme are a classic pairing, but BBQ sauce and smoke make this dish truly modern and exciting. A perfect example of turning a common root vegetable into a centerpiece.
🕒 Prep Time 10 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 30 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 160 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Vegetable peeler: For cleaning.
  • Sharp knife: For cutting.
  • Brush: For basting.
  • Grill tongs: For turning.

Instructions

1 ✓

Peel carrots. Cut thick ones lengthwise into quarters, halve thinner ones.

Tip: Uniform thickness ensures all pieces cook at the same time.
2 ✓

Mix oil, crushed garlic, salt, and pepper. Set honey and BBQ sauce aside!

Tip: Avoid sugar (honey, BBQ) at this stage so carrots don't burn before softening. (Burn point).
3 ✓

Brush carrots with garlic oil.

Tip: Oil helps heat transfer and protects vegetable from drying out.
4 ✓

Place carrots on grill over slightly lower than medium heat. Cook 12-15 minutes, turning often, until a fork goes in easily.

Tip: Carrot fibers need time to soften. Slower cooking helps break down cell walls. (Pectin breakdown).
5 ✓

Mix honey and BBQ sauce. Brush carrots with this in the last 2-3 minutes.

Tip: The glaze will now caramelize, creating a shiny, sticky coating.
6 ✓

Sprinkle with fresh thyme before serving.

Tip: Heat from carrots activates thyme aromatics.

Recipe FAQ

Why is the center still hard?
Likely left too thick or grilled at too high heat. Carrots need time: grill over medium heat or cut thinner!
Which carrots to choose?
Thin, tender bunched carrots are best as they are sweeter and cook faster.
The honey burned, what did I do wrong?
Honey glaze should only be applied towards the end of cooking, or cook at lower temperature, because honey sugars blacken very quickly.

Ingredients

  • 6 medium Carrots
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 4 tbsp BBQ Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pinch Freshly Ground Black Pepper