26 Best Carrot Recipes for Dinner, Dessert, and More
Everyone's favorite fridge staple is good for more than salads and snacks!
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You open the fridge and start poking around, wondering what you might use to build out a dinner. One ingredient you probably have, but may not have thought of: carrots!
Go ahead and browse these easy and smart carrot recipes, they'll convince you those classic orange root veggies are good for a whole lot more than filling out a summer salad or a veggie plate.
From a surprisingly filling dinner soup to tender, delicious mini-pancakes (blinis), and of course with plenty of sweet cakes and rich roasted carrot side dishes, it's easy to turn carrots into a hearty, filling, and nutritious meal.
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Spiced Carrot Soup with Savory Sesame Granola
Think a vegetable soup can't be main-course dinner filling? This pureed carrot soup, with rice, coconut milk, and popping with spices, will convince you otherwise!
Green Salad with Roasted Carrots and Creamy Tarragon Dressing
A cool tarragon dressing makes these roasted carrots oh-so-refreshing.
Oven-Braised Rainbow Carrots
Toasted almonds, orange juice, and fresh mint make this beautiful braised carrot dish flavorful as well!
Mini Carrot Pot Pies
These veggie-packed pot pies make a great appetizer for a feast, or an easy and light dinner with a side salad!
Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Drizzle
Carrots aren't just for savory recipes! Their natural sweetness is always welcome in a good carrot cake. This simple version is a no-muss masterpiece.
Get the recipe for Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Drizzle.
Coriander-Roasted Carrots
Here's a simple side dish that's sure to impress: The creamy feta-yogurt dressing offers a tangy, salty counterpoint to the sweet, rich flavor of the roasted carrots. Trimming the tops off whole rainbow carrots gives them a stunning look.
Date-Carrot Cake
This is the carrot cake you conjure up when thinking about what a carrot cake should be.
This is the carrot cake you remember having as a kid: perfectly moist, perfectly seasoned, with a cream cheese frosting that's equal parts creamy and sweet. And now you can make it whenever you want.
Carrot Patch Cupcakes
If a whole cake isn't your deal, try these carrot-cake cupcakes! If you want to go all out, the crushed chocolate wafer-cookie "dirt" and icing-mint "carrot" gives it a fun garden look, and mini terra cotta pots complete the effect.
Coriander-Maple Glazed Carrots
If traditional glazed carrots aren't sweet enough for ya, try mixing in pure maple syrup for extra sugary goodness.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Carrots
Coated in orange juice and spices this sweet potato, carrot, and onion mix pops with flavor.
Carrot-Nut Bread with Sour Cream Glaze
This not-too-sweet quick bread is perfect for afternoon snacks!
Carrot Chorizo Blini
These savory bites, made with chorizo sausage and topped with Greek yogurt, are going to be gone before you know it.
Nanny's Full o' Love Glazed Carrot Cake
This special-occasion carrot cake is over-the-top good: After baking, the cake is glazed, and then frosted!
Orange Carrots with Yogurt-Parsley Dressing
These light and tangy carrots pair perfectly with Easter ham.
Get the recipe for Orange Carrots with Yogurt-Parsley Dressing.
Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup
Even the vegetarians in your family will approve of this delicious soup recipe.
Crispy Chicken with Roasted Carrots and Couscous
Serve this hearty recipe as your main for Easter brunch or dinner, and you won't have to worry about making too many extra side dishes.
Get the recipe for Crispy Chicken with Roasted Carrots and Couscous.
Curried Carrot and Apple Soup
The secret ingredient to make this soup extra sweet and savory? Gingersnap cookies.
Orange-Braised Carrots and Parsnips
Spruce up your carrots by dousing them with freshly squeezed orange juice.
Moroccan Carrot Soup
This recipe is super easy to make (prep time is a total of 25 minutes!).
Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Carrots
This mix of sweet potatoes, carrots, and onions is coated in orange juice and spices for a side dish packed with flavor.
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