Whip up this easy ricotta toast with flavorful roasted carrots and enjoy it any time of the day.
Roasted carrots are capable of doing it all. They are naturally sweet and with a touch of honey, they caramelize to perfection in the oven. Tossing these orange beauties with salt, pepper, and fresh thyme gives them a savory quality too.
I could eat these carrots right out of the oven or even chilled from the fridge. They are simply delicious!
They are an obvious side dish, but try topping them on crispy toast slathered with creamy ricotta. It’s a colorful, flatware-free, just-grab-a-napkin-and-dig-in kind of dinner. 
Mild ricotta is the easiest cheese to dress up with both sweet and savory touches, making this dish the perfect balance of flavors and textures. 
If this toast is getting all the attention at your dinner table, then I recommend a fresh bakery bread, like a sour dough or a country loaf, cut thick.
If you are entertaining, though, then consider using a simple baguette and turning this into a crowd-pleasing appetizer.
Either way, this is a no-frills kind of dish that presents itself beautifully on the table. It’s elegant yet rustic.
Best of all, it is bursting with a symphony of flavors and everyone always devours it.
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Caramelized Honey Thyme Carrot and Ricotta Toast
Whip up this easy ricotta toast with flavorful roasted carrots and enjoy it any time of the day.
- thick cut bakery bread (toasted)
Carrots
- 12-15 carrots, depending on size (scrubbed or peeled with ends trimmed)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 heaping tsp fresh thyme (chopped)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Ricotta Spread
- 1 cup ricotta
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp grated parmesan
- pinch of salt and pepper (to taste)
Garnish
- honey (for drizzling)
- fresh thyme (chopped)
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Preheat over to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Add all ingredients for the carrots to a large bowl and toss to evenly coat the carrots.
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Transfer the carrots and all the juices to the baking sheet, making sure they do not overlap.
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Roast for 30-40 minutes, depending on the size of your carrots, until fork tender and the skin is beginning to caramelize.
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Meanwhile, add all the ingredients for the ricotta spread to a food processor (or small bowl if using a hand mixer) and mix until smooth and creamy.
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Remove the carrots from the oven and let cool while you prepare your toast.
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Spread a generous amount of ricotta onto your toast.
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Top with a few carrots.
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Drizzle the toast with honey and garnish with more fresh chopped thyme.
The ricotta spread will cover 4-6 large slices of bread.
I recommend a fresh bakery bread, like a sour dough or a country loaf, cut thick.
If serving as an appetizer, a simple baguette works well. Cut the carrots in half to fit on the bread.
Oh my! These look amazing! I love the sweet taste that caramelized carrots have! So tasty!
Thanks, Amanda! My favorite part of that carrot is the thin end that has almost turned to crispy caramelized carrot candy. So good!
This recipe looks amazing (just liked your pic on IG). Wondering if I can skip honey and add agave or maple syrup to caramelize the carrots. What do you think?
Thanks, Marina! I think Maple Syrup would be great here! I can’t say I use agave that often, but I imagine it will work just fine too. You could also sprinkle a bit of brown sugar to get the same caramelization too.
thanks will let you know x
Oh this looks so amazing!! I love the combination of the roasted carrots on ricotta toast.
Thank you, Leigh! It works so well together.
I love your recipes, and this one is no different! I often use honey and thyme with carrots, but I never would have thought to pair it with the ricotta spread on toast. There is a beautiful jar of local orange blossom honey on my counter that would be perfect with this recipe.
You are so kind! Thank you! That honey sounds amazing and will be wonderfully fresh on this toast.
This recipe is so simple but so elegant! Carrots are really healthy, so this recipe is perfect.
I love its elegance too. I served this at a cocktail party on smaller toasts and it was a hit.
We love carrots. And I always forget to roast them. I cannot wait to try this recipe.
Once I started roasting, I never had them another way. So tasty! Thanks for checking it out!
This looks like a simple and delicious recipe. I have never been much of a fan of ricotta cheese, but I’m going to give this one a try.
Thanks, Sarah! Funny, but I’m not a huge fan of ricotta in things like lasagna or on top of a pizza, but when its used as a savory spread with fun toppings, I love it.