Sometimes, simplicity in the kitchen can make the best meals.
This quick honey whipped carrots recipe turns the humble carrot into a serious showstopper. I’ve occasionally experimented with adding extras like cranberries, nutmeg, or cinnamon to this dish, but I have always returned to the simplicity of just these four ingredients. Use a blender, food processor, or stand mixer to whip the cooked carrots—manual potato mashers won’t create the right texture for this recipe.
This is an excellent side dish for your Thanksgiving meal. It’s lightness and simplicity combats the more carb-heavy parts of the Thanksgiving meal and is easy to whip up while I’m working on the more complex dishes as well.
More Thanksgiving Recipes to Consider:
- My favorite brined turkey recipe
- My absolute favorite mashed potatoes recipe
- Homemade cranberry sauce
- Roasted squash
- Homemade buttermilk biscuits
- Honey-sweetened pumpkin pie
Honey Whipped Carrots Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt (I use this one)
Instructions:
In a medium saucepan, cover the carrots with several inches of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 8 minutes.
Drain and transfer the hot carrots to a blender or food processor. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. (If using a blender, be sure to leave the lid slightly ajar to allow steam to escape.)
Serve warm.
Honey Whipped Carrots
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side- Vegetable
Ingredients
- 2 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt (I use this one)
Instructions
- Add the carrots to a medium saucepan and cover with several inches of water. Bring to a boil, then
reduce the heat to low and simmer until tender, about 8 minutes. - Drain and transfer the hot carrots to a blender or food processor. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. (If using a blender, be sure to leave the lid slightly ajar to allow steam to escape.)
- Serve warm.
I love this simple Honey Whipped Carrots recipe so much, I included it in my Prairie Homestead Cookbook. It’s just so darn easy to make and it is an excellent healthy side dish for pretty much any meal. I hope you give them a try and you end up loving them as much as I do.
Serve Honey Whipped Carrots as a Side Dish to these Recipes:
What a different way to serve carrots. I think this will be delicious, and cannot wait to try them, thanks.
This sounds like a really good combo…and wouldn't it surprise everybody at the table who is used to the orange veg being sweet potato or squash!? I think I may have to add it to the menu! Thanks so much for sharing this with the hearth and soul hop this week 😀
this looks so tasty! will have to try…found your post from hearth n soul 🙂
I used to puree much..in my life with the french culture. And that’s slipped away in the last decade. You’ve reminded me of good times past..and to be had again. There’s a taste twist for me in this recipe..and I’ll try it out sometime, thank you! However.. it is that I’m saving a plethora of carrot pulp from my juicer..much more than I might want for winter soups. I wonder..hmmm. Could’t I use this for a puree somehow?..steam it vs boil it? And combine it with a moister companion..since it’s lost it’s juice?
Any thoughts? Inge
Hmmm…. Interesting idea Inge- I’ve never thought of doing that. It might be worth a try! You’d definitely want to add in some sort of additional moisture in the form of a juice or stock. If you try it, let me know how it works!
I have done this for a long time but I add a teas. or 2 of zaatar a Mediterranean seasoning love love love it !!! try it I buy it at the mediterranean store delish and its fresh made