Mashed carrots

The main ingredients are:

• cooked carrots
• butter[9]
• salt
• pepper[9]

Herbs, spices and other ingredients are often added:

• chili powder[10]
• curry powder
• onion powder
• dried thyme
• dried sage[11]
• chicken stock[2]
• lemon juice
• parsley
• cilantro
• garlic[12]
• sugar[13]
• cream[3]
• lemon juice
• honey
• cinnamon[14]
• ginger
• orange zest[15]
• orange liqueur[11]
• nutmeg[9]

To create mashed carrots, the carrots are prepared and cut into a uniform size and boiled, steamed or roasted. The cooked carrots then can be mashed in a food processor or by hand with a potato masher.[9][10] In addition, canned carrots can be used to prepare mashed carrots.[11] Mashed carrots are served hot.[16]

Mashed carrots may be served as a side dish. They are a major ingredient in carrot muffins, carrot cookies and carrot souffle.[17][18] Mashed carrots are used in the home for baby food and in commercially prepared 'baby' food.[16][19][20]

• List of carrot dishes
• Mashed potatoes
• Mashed pumpkin