These Low Calorie Roasted Carrots are just 53 calories per cup!
Best of all, this healthy roasted carrot recipe takes just 25 minutes to make (including prep time). Making it easy enough for weeknight cooking, while still being elegant enough for holiday dinners.
This healthy carrot recipe has long been a reader favorite here at Lose Weight By Eating. Readers love the low cost and low calorie recipe year-around.
Low Calorie Roasted Carrots
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Ingredients in Healthy Roasted Carrots
My low calorie tip on how to cook carrot in a healthy way, is using olive oil spray.
By using olive oil spray, your carrots will brown without adding excess fat or calories. It’s just a light mist instead of a heavy drizzle.
Shopping List for Skinny Roasted Carrots:
- Carrots
- Olive oil spray
- Garlic
- Salt and pepper
- Parsley
In the next section, you will learn how to roast carrots without having to clean up! This carrot recipe tip will also help you lower the calories when roasting carrots.
How to Make Healthy Roasted Carrots
Roasting carrots has never been easier, thanks to this low calorie, no cleanup tip. Always use parchment paper!
By using parchment paper in this oven roasted carrots recipe, you won’t need so much oil to stop the carrots from sticking to the pan. This will lower the calories, and also help with cleanup. All you need to do is throw away the parchment paper after you’re done roasting carrots, and you can avoid the majority of the cleanup.
How to Make Skinny Roasted Carrots:
- Preheat the oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Cut the carrots in half to shorten them, then cut them into 1/2 inch thick sticks, dropping onto the prepared baking sheet as you work.
- Spray with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and drop the garlic (leave whole) into the center of the baking sheet.
- Roast for 20 minutes, until browned and tender.
- Remove from the oven and discard the garlic clove, sprinkle with parsley and serve hot.
Low Calorie Roasted Carrots Recipe
This low calorie recipe for oven roasted carrots, is only 53 calories per cup!
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Low Calorie Roasted Carrots
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 carrots washed and peeled
- Olive oil spray
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Cut the carrots in half to shorten them, then cut them into 1/2 inch thick sticks, dropping onto the prepared baking sheet as you work.
- Spray with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and drop the garlic (leave whole) into the center of the baking sheet.
- Roast for 20 minutes, until browned and tender.
- Remove from the oven and discard the garlic clove, sprinkle with parsley and serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Roasted Carrots
Not all carrot recipes are low in calories. Many are soaked and olive oil, making cooked carrots high in fat and calories. But not my oven roasted carrots recipe, it’s low-calorie, low fat, and absolutely delicious!
The nutrition and calories below are based off 1 serving (1 cup) of the healthy oven roasted carrots recipe above.
Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.
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Article History:
- Originally written and published February 15, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 13, 2023 by Audrey Johns
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