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Maple Ancho Carrot Straws

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These easy carrot straws are sweet with a hint of heat, crunchy and slightly addictive.

Carrot Chips on marisamoore.comThis month’s recipe redux challenge is to dehydrate or otherwise dry the season’s best fruit and vegetables for later use. When I saw the theme, I was a little concerned as I don’t have a dehydrator… yet. I worked with the time and equipment I have. Since this post would go live on the first day of fall, I thought carrot chips would be fun to try.

For this oven version (which I’m calling carrot straws for obvious reasons), all you need is a vegetable peeler and your oven. Get the fattest carrots you can find to get nice wide strips. Wash and peel the carrots, use the vegetable peeler to create the carrot strips, evenly coat with the dressing and bake. The carrot strips will shrink way more than you’d expect. Keep this in mind when adding to the pan.

Here’s a look before…

Carrot Chips Baking And after…

Baked Carrot Chips at marisamoore.com

Properly dehydrated carrots become shelf stable and can be used for months to come. I won’t claim that these are properly dehydrated but they sure are tasty! They didn’t last long in my house.

Maple Ancho Carrot Straws

These carrot straws are sweet with a hint of heat, crunchy and slightly addictive. Best of all, the recipe is easy.  

2 hrTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. large carrots, peeled
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 1 T maple syrup
  • ½ t ancho chili powder
  • Coarse salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°F.
  2. Using a vegetable peeler, slice long thin strips of carrots. Pat dry to eliminate any excess moisture.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, maple syrup and ancho chili powder.
  4. Add the maple syrup mixture to the carrots. Toss to evenly coat the carrots with the dressing.
  5. Spread the strips into an even layer on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. (Don't overcrowd the pan.) 
  6. Sprinkle with coarse salt to taste. Bake for 1 1/2- 2 hours, or until the carrots are dried out and crispy. (Bake time will vary with the thickness of your strips.)
  7. Allow the carrot straws to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Notes

Properly dehydrated carrots become shelf stable and can be used for months to come in soups, stews and other dishes. I won't claim that these are properly dehydrated but they sure are tasty! They didn't last long in my house.

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    • Marisa

      I'm sure these still had some moisture in them as they were not as crunchy the second day. I couldn't fathom leaving the oven on for hours and hours.I love them as is though...perfect as a quick snack for Sunday football.
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    • Marisa

      Thanks Katie! These flavors would be great with sweet potato fries. I've made them with chipotle before - just a bit more heat to offset the sweetness.
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