October 13, 2023
Roasted Carrots with Chocolate Balsamic Sauce
Sweet and tender roast carrots meet a tangy sweet and sour sauce with a slight bitterness and earthiness from chocolate in this unusual and delicious side. I like to carve little faces into the carrots and reserve a bit of the sauce to drizzle onto the faces to bring out the carved details for a Halloween presentation. Reserve a few of the carrot tops for garnish. They can also be minced up for form a gremolata, if you like. Inspired by the Theo Chocolate Cookbook.
Servings: 4
Calories: 102kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 pound carrots with green tops on, peeled and greens trimmed to 1 inch
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Sauce
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons allulose or coconut aminos
- 1/2 ounce dark chocolate sugar-free, chopped
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
- Toss the carrots with oil and salt. Spread onto a rimmed baking sheet. Roast at 400ºF for 25-35 minutes, or until tender and beginning to caramelize.
- While carrots roast, prepare the. Sauce heat the balsamic with the allulose in a small pan until the allulose is completely dissolved and the mixture reduced by half, about 5 minutes on medium-high heat. Set aside (if it thickens too much, simply thin with a bit of water, as needed). Remove the pan from the heat and add the chocolate. Let stand for 1 minute and then stir until the chocolate is smoothly incorporated. Cover and keep warm.
- When ready to serve, pour the sauce on a platter. Top with roast carrots and serve immediately.
Notes
Protein:Energy Quotient [calories]: 0.07, Protein % of calories: 4.3%
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Carrots with Chocolate Balsamic Sauce
Amount per Serving
Calories
102
% Daily Value*
Fat
5
g
8
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Sodium
354
mg
15
%
Potassium
296
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
13
g
4
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
7
g
8
%
Protein
1
g
2
%
Vitamin A
14208
IU
284
%
Vitamin C
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
34
mg
3
%
Iron
0.4
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Carved carrots before baking.
Carved carrots after baking, with a bit of the balsamic sauce drizzle into features to hi light the carvings.
