Sweet and Spicy Carrots

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs whole carrots, peeled

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon brown sugar

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoons fresh orange juice

½ teaspoons Aleppo chili pepper ( or chili flakes)

¼ teaspoon cumin

⅛ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ cup chopped cilantro ( or Italian parsley)

orange zest

Preheat oven to 450F
Peel the carrots, then cut into 3-4 inch pieces. Cut in half length wise, and quarter the thicker pieces so all are relatively the same thickness ( no bigger than ½ inch thick).
In a small bowl mix oil, sugar, salt and pepper. The brown sugar will help the carrots caramelize. Toss this with the carrots and spread out in a single layer on a foil lined sheet pan. Cover with foil and place in the hot oven for 12 minutes. Uncover and continue roasting 16-22 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Roast until tender.
Whisk the orange juice, aleppo chili pepper, cumin and cinnamon.
Toss with dressing with the roasted carrots and garnish with fresh cilantro or parsley and orange zest.