Grilled Carrots with Honey Brown Sugar Glaze are a perfect side dish for any grilled meal. With a sweet glaze and a bit of caramelized char, BBQ carrots are easy and delicious.

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These glazed grilled carrots are sweet and soft and will add flavor and color to your meal with almost no work or cost. And they are the perfect complement to any BBQ or grilled meal.
This recipe is as simple as a quick prep of the carrots, a brush of oil, and grilling with what you are already cooking. A bush of glaze halfway through, and you have the star of the meal.
The cooking temperature is a match for most chicken and pork recipes. For high grill temps, you can adjust the temperature down in one section.
Serve with Grilled Chicken Breast, Grilled Pork Tenderloin, and Grill Pork Chops.
🥕Ingredients
- Carrots
- Olive oil
- Glaze—honey, brown sugar, olive oil
👨🍳How to Grill Carrots with Honey Glaze
- Prep the carrots: Scrub well or peel; if thicker than ¾ inch, cut in half lengthwise.
- Mix a glaze of honey, brown sugar, and olive oil.
- Brush the carrots with olive oil and place them on well-oiled grill grates or in a grill pan on a medium grill.
- Flip the carrots every 5 minutes. About 10 minutes into grilling, brush with the honey solution, flip, and brush again.
- Grill until internal temp over 190° in the thickest part and fork tender—15-20 minutes total grill time.
✔️Tips
- Pick fresh carrots of about equal size. Cut them in half longways if they are over ¾ inch thick, but they can be cooked whole if smaller. This is not a good recipe for baby carrots.
- You may peel the carrots or not. Also, trim the top and the thin end off and brush with olive oil.
- I always talk about grill surface temperature, and carrots are a good match for the midrange 400°-450°—the range for most chicken and pork recipes. If you are running a grill over 450°, decrease the temperature in one area.
- A gas grill works well since it is easier to control the temperature and usually has a large grill surface. A charcoal grill may be used if you can control the temperature.
- Choose if you are grilling in a grill pan or directly on the grates. Either is fine, but it must be oiled well.
- A carrot needs to be "fork-tender"—about 190°. That will take about 15-20 minutes total grill time.
❓FAQs
No, just a good clean of the skin with running water and a brush will be fine.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for 4 days refrigerated or for 3 months frozen.
Reheat for about 5 minutes in an air fryer or a 375° oven.
🍴Other Grilled Side Dishes
Don't miss these other grilled side dishes. Start with some starch, like Grill Potatoes or Grill Biscuits. Add some other grilled veggies like Grilled Stuffed Tomatoes or Grill Asparagus. And don't forget dessert of Grilled Glazed Pineapple or Grilled Peaches.
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Preheat grill to medium (surface temp of about 400°-450°).
Prep the carrots. Scrub well or peel. Cut off the root and skinny tip. If thicker than ¾ inch, cut in half lengthwise. Mix 1 tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon olive oil, heat in the microwave for 15 seconds to get hot, and stir to combine the sugar.
Give the carrots a good brush of olive oil, and don't forget the cut ends. Don't brush with glaze yet.
You can use a grill pan or grill directly on the grates, but be sure either is well-oiled. Flip the carrots every 5 minutes or so.
About 10 minutes into grilling, brush with the honey solution, flip, and brush again.
Grill until internal temp over 190° in the thickest part and tender, about 5 to 10 minutes more for a total grill time of 15 to 20 minutes.
📖 Recipe
Grilled Carrots with Honey Brown Sugar Glazed
Ingredients
- 2 carrots
- 2 teaspoons olive oil - for brushing
Glaze
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium (surface temp of about 400°-450°).
- Prep the carrots. Scrub well or peel. Cut off the root and skinny tip. If thicker than ¾ inch, cut in half lengthwise. Mix 1 tablespoon honey, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon olive oil, heat in the microwave for 15 seconds to get hot, and stir to combine the sugar.
- Give the carrots a good brush of olive oil, and don't forget the cut ends. Don't brush with glaze yet.
- You can use a grill pan or grill directly on the grates, but be sure either is well-oiled. Flip the carrots every 5 minutes.
- About 10 minutes into grilling, brush with the honey solution, flip, and brush again.
- Grill until internal temp over 190° in the thickest part and tender, about 5 to 10 minutes more for a total grill time of 15 to 20 minutes.
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Recipe Notes
Pro Tips
- Pick carrots of about the same size. If over ¾ inch diameter in the thickest part, cut them in half the long way. Otherwise, you can grill whole.
- Peeling is optional. Cut off the top and skinny tip.
- It is hard to cook this over 500° grill temperature since the outside will probably burn before the carrot is cooked through. So get the temperature right.
- Like many recipes, there are variables. Exact grill temperature, the thickness of the carrots, and your desired tenderness.
- A done carrot is when it is as tender as you like and about 190° in the thickest part.
To adjust the recipe size:
You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.
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Originally Published June 20, 2013. Update with expanded details and refreshed photos—a table of contents added for navigation.
Karen Dahmer
We also tripled the recipe and used rainbow carrots. We did add a pinch of salt to the glaze mixture. Love the flavor and will absolutely make again❣️
Gigi
I bought a bag of organic rainbow carrots (purple, yellow and orange). I tripled the recipe as I was cooking for more than two and wanted leftovers. Delicious! Everyone loved them, and they look beautiful on the dinner plate. Will absolutely make again. Thank you!
Jonnette Nielsen
This sounds really good I am going to try it with your mayo parmesan Chicken . I'm trying to find a side dish also. Thank you very much
Chris
These remind me of a tarragon braised carrot dish that we love, I'll give yours a try.