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Potato fries are a little bit of an obsession of mine and I could easily eat 4 potatoes worth in one sitting – no lie. They are such a simple side dish to make and usually a winner on every dinner table. Try these baked carrot fries that are a little healthy twist on regular fries. Under 120 calories a portion, so ideal for a snack or a side.

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We have a recently discovered a love of gardening, but we are not the best at it. We don’t follow the “rules” (in terms of sowing and spacing) and we don’t harvest things when they should have been – these carrots are the perfect example of that. Luckily we haven’t had a very cold winter this year, so our carrots were okay when we pulled them out a couple of weeks ago.

There are many things I love about home grown carrots and the ugliness of them is one of them. Actually, I don’t think they are ugly at all. I just really love all the random shapes and sizes. It’s not just the way they look I love, but they taste so different from store bought carrots. Just much sweeter and full of flavour. I think part of the enjoyment of eating them comes from knowing that you grew them.

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I said in my first post of the year that I am going to be posting more vegan recipes, so here is another one. Not just a vegan recipe, but a healthier alternative to fried potatoes. Carrots are an excellent source of Vitamin A and K, Biotin and fibre, which will help you to keep fuller for longer. They are really cheap at this time of year too, making them a great budget snack.

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Chips, French fries, whatever you want to call them – they are my weakness. In fact, potatoes in general. They are the one food that I would find it really difficult to give up, but luckily I don’t have to. I just love their crispiness and all the things you can dip them in. So, now you know how much I love them, hopefully you will trust me when I say that these are a really delicious alternative. You still get the crispiness and crunch, but all the added health benefits of a carrot. They go perfectly dipped in to my Healthy BBQ Sauce.

Ingredients – Serves 2:

– 4 carrots, peeled and cut in to sticks

– 0.5 tbsp cornflour

– 1 tbsp olive oil

– A pinch of sea salt and black pepper

– 2 tbsp coriander (cilantro), finely chopped

1) Put the carrots in a bowl with the cornflour, olive oil, salt and pepper and mix well.

2) Lay on to a baking sheet, making sure the carrots are not on top of each other.

3) Put in a preheated oven at 200C/390F for 45 minutes, turning a couple of times.

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Nutritional Information – Per person 

Calories: 118

Fat: 7

Carbs: 12

Protein: 1

Fibre: 

What is your favourite dip for chips?

Are you a fan of gardening? 

Leave a comment below!

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Here are some more ideas for healthy side dishes.

Garlic and Balsamic Roasted Cauliflower

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Carrot and Coriander Salad

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  1. just recently stopped eating red meat on my way to eating healthier. Making this recipe as we speak thank you

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  6. OH MAN, girl. We gotta keep in touch.. I seriously just ordered some organic carrot seeds for my VERY FIRST garden!! Hehe!!

    Anyhoo, I found your blog through a fellow blogger, and just thought I would stop by and say hi! It would totally make my day if you did the same… or better yet, keep in touch!! <3 – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com

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  7. I love carrots, especially straight from the garden! And I totally agree that how they look is one of the best parts. The fries look AMAZING!

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  8. Can I just say that I love that you are posting more vegan recipes?!! It is so nice! …and you’re right! These aren’t just a vegan recipe… they look delicious!! YUM!

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  14. I love these carrot fries with the touch of coriander! They look perfect. I like fries with Greek yogurt dips, ketchup, you name it. Perfect snack or side dish!

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  19. Wow Dannii these look delicious!!! I like the idea of coriander with these. When I roast carrots I usually do it with parsnips too and coat them in Chinese 5 spice- that works really well 🙂

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  20. oooh I love vegetable crisps, but never tried to make them. These look like a great variant. I wonder if it would work with parsnip and beetroot as well

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  22. I have garden envy! We only have a small garden so no room for growing veg especially with three dogs! I am on a waiting list for an allotment but desperate to get growing some yummy stuff as we get so through so much fresh stuff and it tastes so much nicer.

    These look gorgeous, I was going to try doing baked kale this week so may add this to the oven at the same time! Yum! x

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  24. These are one of the few healthy substitutes that I have convinced my fiancé to like, he even requests them now instead of potato fries! Parsnip fries are also another favorite 🙂 We will have to add coriander next time too.
    Our favourite dip at the moment is Peri Peri Mayo, yum!

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    • They are husband approved here too and he isn’t the biggest vegetable fan. I am obsessed with Peri Peri at the moment.

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  26. Potato fries are an obsession of mine too! I actually just made some tonight! I love these carrot fries though! I’ve been roasting a lot of carrots lately, but never thought to make fries with them. Thank you for this awesome idea!

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  27. Hmmm I wonder how these would turn out with panko breading…I’ve had the stuff in my pantry for a while and have been looking for a reason to use it. This may be it 😉

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  35. I love carrot chips or any kind of chip if I’m honest and ketchup is my favourite dip and sometimes a little Mayo! I would love a little garden if my own where I could plant some things to eat…maybe one day : )

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  38. Yummy! Those look delish. I serious doubt my picky eaters would even try them though… they won’t even eat sweet potato fries. More for me!!

    I like ranch dressing for dipping. I know, I know. Boring.

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  39. I love carrots! They are my favorite vegetable. These look amazing. I post your link on my Pinterest veggie side dishes board so I can remember to make these. Thanks!

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  40. I’ve never thought about carrot fries! Sounds like a good healthy substitute to potato fries. My ‘dip of choice’ is mayo – it is simple and it goes with pretty much everything. And yes I do a bit of gardening – I’ve never been lucky with growing my own carrots though! Marrows seem to grow the best in my garden. X

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    • Fries with cheese and hot sauce is my real weakness. That is partly what was responsible for me gaining so much weight years ago.

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  47. YUM. I like the added cornflour to add a bit of crisp. I’m a big fan of sweet potato fries as well (probably not as healthy considering the ones I like are super crispy because they’ve been deep-fried to hell and back). I do like chips but I have to have them with BBQ sauce of ketchup otherwise I find them a bit plain.

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  48. I think I might actually be able to get my Son to eat vegetables this way. Like most kids, he won’t eat them unless I “trick” him, like with a green smoothie, I call it a monster smoothie and he has no idea that it has spinach and kale in it. I don’t think I will ever tell him haha.

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    • Monster smoothies seem pretty popular with kids. As long as they are getting some vegetables, tell them what you need to 🙂

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  50. I love ugly carrots too. Ever since seeing that Jamie Oliver program, I always choose the weird looking ones.

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  51. Woah! There’s so much awesomeness going on in this post right now. First, I’ve never tried growing carrots…now I’m inspired! (Although I suspect that the rabbit that lives in our garden might also be inspired by the thought of carrots growing there…) Second, carrot fries? Ummm…delicious! I’ve never made carrot fries, but clearly I need to make this recipe asap. I think I have some extra carrots in the fridge right now, in fact. 🙂

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    • Yes, your rabbit would probably love for you to grow some carrots.
      I suggest you make these right away if you have some carrots hanging around. Enjoy!

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  57. I am so jealous of your carrots. I would love to be able to grow my own fruit and veg, but we just don’t have space in the garden. Great idea for the chips too. Could they be done in the actifry?

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    • When we moved in to our house, having a garden big enough to grow stuff was a must.
      YES! You can definitely do them in the Actifry.

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  58. HI Dannii, my homegrown carrots were as every bit ugly as yours!!! And yet they were so over the top sweet and yummy. But I have never thought to make fries out of them. What a great idea. I’m so eager to try this. Thanks for sharing. Tweeting!

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  61. Home grown carrots are so much nicer and much cheaper too. Don’t worry, we don’t follow the instructions either and we have never had any troubles. I do find with lettuce though that we have to thin them out, otherwise they don’t grow very big.

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    • We didn’t space out the lettuce seeds either and they came out really well – ours were huge. Maybe I am some kind of magic gardener haha.

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    • Sadly not. Mayo tastes as good as it does because of all the eggs and oil. But, I find that Greek yoghurt makes a good healthier alternative.

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