Delicious carrot recipes in 13 different ways! Is it sweet, steamed, baked or creamy?

Carrots are not the ashes of Czech cuisine. We love it and use it a lot.

Which carrot dishes are the most popular?

Yes, you guessed it right – stewed carrots or carrot cake!

Come enjoy the best carrot recipes with us!

Steamed carrots

A classic food for small children is stewed carrots, but some adults also enjoy it.

What will we need

• 400 g of carrots
• 1 large onion
• flour
• salt
• sugar
• oil

Method

1. Fry finely chopped onion in oil in a saucepan and add finely grated carrot.
2. Fry together until the carrots start to smell.
3. Cover with water, add sugar, salt and simmer gently.
4. Finally, thicken with flour.
5. Served with boiled potatoes.

Carrot cake

If you like sweet desserts, try adding carrots to the cake batter, which gives it a nice yellow color.

What will we need

• 180 g granulated sugar
• 120 g grated walnuts
• 3 eggs
• 150 g of oil
• 260 g of finely grated carrots
• 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt
• 0.5 bag of vanilla sugar
• 180 g plain flour
• a pinch of nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
• 0.5 bag of baking powder
• 0.5 bag of baking soda

For filling

• curd cheese
• Butter
• icing sugar
• vanilla sugar
• coarsely chopped walnuts for garnish
• vegetable whipped cream

Method

1. First, we prepare the dough: mix granulated sugar and grated nuts, eggs, yogurt and carrots in a bowl. Add flour mixed with baking powder and baking soda, season with spices.
2. Grease the cake mold and sprinkle it with coarse flour and pour the prepared dough into it.
3. Bake in the oven at 140 degrees Celsius for about an hour and a quarter.
4. After cooling, carefully turn out.
5. Prepare the filling: mix the cottage cheese with sugar and vanilla sugar, add butter and mix. Finally, stir in the vegetable cream.
6. Cut the baked cake twice and spread the filling.
7. We put everything together again and anoint the surfaces with the filling.
8. Finally, decorate with coarsely grated nuts.

Carrot soup

Carrot soup is perhaps the best vegetable soup you can make.

What will we need

• 3 carrots
• 2 small raw potatoes
• marjoram
• a pinch of nutmeg
• salt
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons semi-coarse flour
• 2 tablespoons of oil

Method

1. Wash, peel and grate the carrot on a fine grater.
2. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes.
3. Fry finely chopped onion in oil in a saucepan and then add grated carrot to it.
4. Fry together until the carrots start to smell.
5. Let’s prepare a light roux.
6. Cover the carrots with water, add the broth, mix well.
7. Season with salt and nutmeg and marjoram.
8. When the water starts to boil, add the potatoes cut into small cubes.
9. Cook until the potatoes are soft.

Cabbage salad with carrots

Carrots are also excellent in fresh salads, where they add a sweet and crunchy element.

What will we need

• 200 g of carrots
• 200 g of white cabbage
• salt
• oil
• sugar
• lemon juice

Method

1. Wash the carrot and finely grate it.
2. Rinse the cabbage and cut it into thin strips.
3. Put the vegetables in a bowl.
4. Salt and add 2 spoons of sugar to taste so that the salad is not too sweet.
5. Add lemon juice and a few drops of oil and mix everything well.
6. Let it rest and serve.

Carrot pie

When you don’t have much time to prepare a sweet temptation, try carrot cake. It is done relatively quickly.

What will we need

• 400 g of carrots
• 3 eggs
• 300 g of powdered sugar
• 300 g semi-coarse flour
• 1.5 dl of oil
• 1 dl of water
• 1 package of baking powder
• 1 package of vanilla sugar
• 1 teaspoon of lemon zest

Method

1. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add powdered sugar and vanilla sugar and rub together.
2. Add water and oil and carefully mix in flour and baking powder.
3. Lastly, we add the finely grated carrot.
4. Grease the baking sheet and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
5. Pour the prepared dough onto the tray and bake in a preheated oven until golden at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius for about 40 minutes.

Carrot bun with chocolate glaze

The carrot bun recipe is something you must try right away, mainly because it is not at all complicated to prepare.

What will we need

• 4 eggs
• 500 g of carrots
• 500 g semi-coarse flour
• 500 g of powdered sugar
• 200 g of oil
• 1.5 packets of baking powder
• 1 package of dark chocolate frosting

Method

1. Beat the eggs in a bowl, add sugar and rub together.
2. Then we carefully add oil and rub some more.
3. Add finely grated carrot and mix carefully.
4. Finally, mix in the flour and baking powder.
5. Pour the dough onto a baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees Celsius.
6. Finally, we prepare the chocolate coating and pour it on the finished carrot bun.

Carrot salad

Try adding an apple and orange juice to the carrot salad as well. It gives it a completely different taste than what you are used to. This salad is especially good for children.

What will we need

• 400 g of carrots
• 1 apple
• sugar
• 1 lemon
• 1 orange

Method

1. Peel, wash and finely grate the carrot.
2. We also finely grate the washed apple.
3. Put everything in a bowl and add lemon and orange juice.
4. We can sweeten with sugar as needed.

Carrot sauce

In addition to the fact that carrots are very often added to various types of soups, together with other vegetables, they can also be the main part of a sauce.

What will we need

• 1 onion
• 1 kg of carrots
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1/2 liter of broth
• 1 sour cream
• 1 teaspoon curry
• pepper, salt

Method

1. Grate the carrot into strips.
2. Quickly fry it on onions, salt, pepper, add curry.
3. Cover with broth.
4. Thicken the sauce with light stock.
5. Mix the sauce and create a smooth cream.
6. Finally, we season it with cream .

Vegetable spread with carrots and celery

This homemade carrot and celery spread recipe is so quick that it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare!

What will we need

• 230 g of mayonnaise
• 230 g sour cream
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 0.5 teaspoons of salt
• 0.25 teaspoons of ground black pepper
• 0.25 teaspoons of paprika
• 0.5 teaspoons of garlic powder
• 0.25 teaspoons of dried onion
• 1 teaspoon of dried dill
• 2 teaspoons of lemon juice
• 150 g grated carrot
• 50 g finely chopped green celery

Method

1. Peel and finely grate the carrot into a bowl.
2. Add finely chopped celery.
3. In a bowl, whisk all ingredients until smooth.
4. Then blend with a hand blender.
5. Leave in the refrigerator for at least an hour before serving the spread.

Beef on carrots

This classic French beef dish is the perfect meal in the cool fall weather.

What will we need

• 500 g of carrots
• 500 g of beef
• 4 tablespoons of oil
• 1 onion
• salt pepper
• flour
• a spoonful of curry
• a teaspoon of Provence spice
• 1/2 liter of broth

Method

1. Fry the onion in oil and add the meat and diced carrots.
2. Add salt, pepper, spices and cover with broth.
3. We cook for 25 minutes.
4. Mix some plain flour in a small amount of cold water and thicken the sauce as needed, let it boil for a while.
5. Serve with dumplings or rice.

Pork with carrots

Try this carrot stew recipe, it’s easy and the perfect meal for a family dinner or with friends.

What will we need

• 500 g pork leg
• 5 carrots
• 1 onion
• salt pepper
• 3 teaspoons of ground cumin
• 1/2 liter of broth
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons of oil

Method

1. Fry the chopped onion in oil, then add the chopped carrot rings.
2. Add diced meat to them and simmer until soft.
3. Pour in the soy sauce and stir occasionally.
4. Lightly baste with broth until the meat is done.
5. Served with potatoes or mashed potatoes.

Carrot Muffins

Perhaps one of the most fun ways to eat your vegetables! Grated carrots add their natural sweetness (and fiber) to the fluffy muffins.

What will we need

• 270 g plain flour
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 50 g of brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 85 g of raisins
• 65 g ginger or 40 g walnuts, diced
• 2 large eggs
• 180 ml of water
• 70 ml vegetable oil
• 150 g grated carrot

Method

• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Lightly grease the muffin tin.
• In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients including raisins and nuts or ginger.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, water and oil.
• Mix the wet ingredients into the dry and then stir in the grated carrot.
• Fill the muffin cups with the batter.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove the muffins from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes.

Carrot cake

Carrot cake is baked with classic carrot cake ingredients like grated carrot, pineapple and walnuts and topped with vanilla frosting.

What will we need

• 250 g of granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 150 ml of vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
• 500 g grated carrots
• 400 g canned crushed pineapple with juice
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 750 g of flour
• 200 g chopped walnuts

For the frosting

• 500 g of confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1-2 tablespoons of milk

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
• Grease a large cake pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs and oil and stir in the vanilla extract.
• In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the liquid.
• On low speed, gently mix in carrots, pineapple and walnuts.
• Pour the batter into the prepared mold and carefully smooth the surface evenly.
• Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool for about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the frosting.
• In a medium bowl, combine the topping ingredients.
• Drizzle the frosting over the cooled cake.

Health benefits of carrots

Vision
Carrots contain vitamin A, and vitamin A deficiency can cause xerophthalmia, a progressive eye disease. Xerophthalmia can cause night blindness or vision problems.

Cancer
The antioxidant effects of carotenoids—the yellow, orange, and red organic pigments found in carrots and other vegetables—may reduce the risk of free radicals.

Lutein and zeaxanthin are two examples of these carotenoids that carrots contain. Vitamin A and beta carotene may also be beneficial.

Diabetes control
Both cooked and raw carrots have a low glycemic index. This means they are unlikely to cause a spike in blood sugar, which can help people with diabetes.

Eating a high-fiber diet can also help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes.

Immune function

The antioxidant that carrots provide is vitamin C. It is an integral part of the immune system.

Eating a balanced diet that provides enough vitamin C can help support the body’s ability to fight disease and infection and maintain overall good health.

The vitamin C in carrots also contributes to collagen production. Collagen is a key component of connective tissue and is essential for wound healing and maintaining a healthy body.

You can learn more about carrots in our special article!