Crunchy cheesy baked carrot fries with a spicy, creamy dip – great as a lunch, side dish or appetizer!
Get me being all healthy!
Ok, ignoring the mayonnaise dip and the parmesan – these fries are made from carrots and they’re baked rather than fried!
Is that enough to pass the healthy test?
I’m at week 4 (of 10) with my personal trainer and I’m feeling great! I’ve lost 6lbs so far and my clothes have stopped feeling depressingly tight!
When I set out on week one, I was determined to do this in the right way – no daft diets or quick fixes. I wanted to make a lifestyle change.
Exercise more, eat less, save treats for the weekend, stop binging on chocolate every evening.
I was also determined to still eat tasty food that I would look forward to at every meal – and so far it seems to be working.
These carrot fries with just a little of the dip are the perfect swap for potato fries with large dollops of mayo. I like to serve them with slices of roast chicken and salad for a healthier dinner that doesn’t taste like rabbit food (even if they are carrots!!).
I won’t lie, I’ve looked into doing the 5:2 diet again, trying my ridiculous diet and even doing a two week detox. I know me though – these are just short term weight loss options that’ll leave me feeling constrained, hungry and grumpy – which means I’ll just jump straight back on the chocolate binging train again!
So I’ll still be making cake like this at the weekends – but just eating a slice instead of three. I’ll also try to get used to hill climbers and press-ups…….
I made my latest batch of these when OvenPride came round to do some filming (video will be up soon), and once the camera stopped rolling, these were gone. In like 2 minutes flat!
Have you got any healthy food swaps? i.e anything that looks, tastes and smells like fresh white bread but being made out of some magic healthy ingredient 😀 Ok, that may be a stretch, but I’d love to hear if you have any healthy recipes that you love eating.
- 2 large carrots, washed
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp water
- 6 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 6 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tsp chilli sauce (sweet chilli or hot chilli - your preference)
- Parsley
- Preheat the oven to 200c/400f. Line a baking tray with parchment or a non-stick silicone mat.
- Slice the carrots into long thin pieces – about the size of a French fry (no need to peel).
- Mix the egg and water and place in a shallow dish. Place the parmesan into another shallow dish.
- Dip the carrot sticks first in the egg wash, allow any excess to drip off, then roll in the parmesan and place on the baking tray. Repeat until you’ve used all the carrots. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes, turning once until dark golden brown.
- Mix together the mayonnaise and chilli sauce in a small bowl.
- Take the fries out of the oven, place on a plate and sprinkle with parsley. Serve with the chilli mayo dip.
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I love the look of these carrot fries. They look so tempting even though they are mainly carrot!
Thanks Corina, glad you like them 🙂
These look so YUMMY! Never thought of making carrot fries before!! Can’t wait to make these! 🙂
Awesome! Really hope you enjoy them Tracey 🙂
They look SO good. And congrats on the weight loss! I decided to make a lifestyle change about 4 months ago too and it’s going SO well. When you put your heart into it, it really works 🙂 🙂
Congratulations Allie, fingers crossed I keep heading in the right direction too! I’ve just been drooling over you bulgogi recipe – looks like a fab recipe for treat night 🙂
These look delicious, gorgeous photo. Great to see them on foodgawker’s top line!
Thanks Holly, I love Foodgawker when I get a good spot 🙂
These fries look incredible. I haven’t ever made my own fries before, but you definitely have inspired me if they are this easy and delicious.
Thanks Thalia, yeah you’ve got to try them. They’re seriously moreish!
These are delicious
Thanks Max 🙂
Wow they look amazing! Impressed that they are not fried, as they look so delicious and naughty!
Thanks Lucy – don’t they look naughty! I suppose they are a little naughty with the parmesan, but certainly not as bad as chips 🙂
I love carrots (as well as Mayo and think there is nothing wrong with it in small portions!), a great alternative to potato chips!
Thanks so much Ceri 🙂
Wow – I haven’t actually considered making carrot fries – great recipe!
Thanks Ren 🙂
They look lovely! Certainly making a batch soon.
Thanks Helen, glad you like them 🙂
Congrats on the weight loss! I’m on a similar journey and can completely relate. I’ve never seen carrot “fries” before so I’m super excited to make them. 🙂
Thank you so much Tina. I’ve just been over to your blog and you look amazing! Love your style. You’ve got a new Instagram follower. I so want some of those fringed heels! 🙂
WOW!! These look AMAZING Nicola! Can`t wait to give these a try!! And with Siracha mayo, completely sold!!
Thanks Tez, I hope you like them as much as I do 🙂
Just made these after many boasts on FB that I was going to make them. Beyond delicious. Was,eating them straight from oven before they got to the dip. On the strength of this recipe I have ordered 6 wee buckets to put them in. So going to impress my friends and family.
Ha ha that’s brilliant! Thanks so much for letting me know how it went Linda. I LOVE those buckets too!!