This post came about completely by accident. It was December 30th, I needed to use up the last of my leftover Christmas veg, and I was getting more than a little bit bored of thyme and rosemary. It had been about a week since I’d eaten anything remotely spicy, and I decided to add some chilli and add a twist to my roasted parsnips recipe. I wasn’t expecting anything special…but they went a little jammy when roasted with the maple syrup. Chilli, jammy parsnips? Yes please. And I needed to share them quickly, and I’d also need more parsnips to take photos. I was possibly one of the very few people shopping for more parsnips in the first week of January, but here we are.
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen me talking about reshuffling my January schedule so I could get a recipe up sooner? This is the one. And the second batch tasted just as good as the first. Even if you’re a little sick of them after Christmas, I promise they’re worth it!
And parsnips are in season until early March, so you have a little time.
Suggested post: What’s in Season in Winter?
Ingredient Choices
Mine are vegan, roasted in maple syrup, but you could swap that for honey if you wanted/ that’s more convenient for you. In terms of parsnips, you ideally want thinner ones. Of course, you can chop larger ones to be a little thinner, but slightly skinnier ones will make the prep easier.
Chilli Maple Roasted Parsnips Recipe
This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, soy free, nut free and vegan.
Note: when prepping the parsnips please don’t be tempted to add salt. This will cause them to crisp up more when cooking and you won’t get the jammy coating I was talking about earlier. If you wish to add salt, please add it before serving.
Chilli Maple Roasted Parsnips Recipe
A jammy chilli roasted parsnips recipe. Seasonal recipe, and great for using up leftovers.
Ingredients
- 500 g parsnips chopped into thin slivers, like chips
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- Drizzle olive or sunflower oil
- Generous amount of black pepper
- 1 tsp chilli powder adjust to your own spice preferences
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 190°c.
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Add chopped parsnips to a baking tray (you may need two). Drizzle your parsnips in the oil then add the chilli powder and drizzle over the maple syrup. Shake the tray to distribute the oil/ maple syrup. For this recipe, I prefer doing it this way rather than evenly coating them in a bowl first as I think the jammy texture is nicer if there are some sweeter/ spicier bites.
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Place in the centre of the preheated oven for 20 minutes, remove and shake/ turn the parsnips then roast for a further 15-20 minutes until cooked, jammy and slightly crisp.
Serve either as a vegetable side add to a bowl and eat as a snack. I've done both, they’re a pretty great snack...
Are you totally sick of parsnips by this time of year or does this still sound good to you?
Until next time,
Sophie
Mmmmmm, these look delicious! *heart eyes*
They look yummy but as I don’t like spicy things not sure I could handle the chilli – haha! 🙂
Hope that you are having a great weekend 🙂 We are safe from the bushfires still, and so thankful.
ooh Sophie you have really discovered something here! I’m not normally a parsnip person but the combination of chilli and maple has me drooling xx
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These look absolutely delicious. I love homemade food and recipes. This sounds like a perfect, healthy snack.
Ooh I love cooking with parsnips during Winter. My husband would love these especially so I’ll have to give them a try xx
Tiffany x http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
These sound super yummy! I usually roast parsnips in honey, but never thought of other seasonings thank you for sharing this recipe xx
Excuse me, these look absolutely unreal but I’m so gutted I didn’t get to try this on Christmas?! Never mind, parsnips are one of my absolute FAVOURITE vegetables and we have them so often that I’m sure we’ll find an opportunity haha! They sound dreamy, and such an unusual way to serve them that I’m so excited to give this recipe a shot!
Beth x
Ohhh this sounds perfect. I do love parsnips and this sounds delicious. Will have to try them out when not sick anymore.
I discovered recently from a Blue Apron meal that parsnips (which I had never had up until that point) were absolutely delicious! I’ve been wanting to cook with them again, but wasn’t sure how to use them. This recipe looks absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing.
As a parsnip lover, I love buttery parsnips, cooked until they are still a little crisp. This, however, looks delectable and will be made with the next batch of parsnips I buy. 🙂
Oh my goodness this looks so good. I have to try this!
Parsnips are the ONE! They’re so tasty, this sounds like something I would definitely love to eat! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Would you believe that I’ve never actually made parsnips before?! This recipe looks so good though it makes me want to try it! Thanks for sharing.
My dad would like it:)
Interesting recipe! I’ve personally never had parsnips, so this would be definitely interesting to try. Happy new year, by the way!
☼ cabin twenty-four
This looks delicious! Hope I can try it soon!
– Avalon
These sound so tasty darling, great tip thanks! I’m sending you so much love.
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I’ll admit, I’ve never been a huge fan of parsnips to be honest! But I’ve never done anything to them, like this, to jazz them up a bit! x
I’ll have to try this next time! x
Soo cool, never tried it before, better get hands on cooking now 😛
Happy New Year *
Love & Light ☾
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These look fantastic.
This sounds so tasty and a great way to add a twist to some leftovers! Maple and chilli sound so delicious. I’ve only had parsnips a couple times before but this sounds like a nice easy way to make them and I’m definitely going to try making them when I can. Thanks for sharing another great recipe! x
These look so good. Roasted parsnips are one of my fav Christmas dinner foods and I actually ate them with a chilli jam sauce this year which was amazing so i’ll have to try this recipe!
I totally agree that they’re one of the best parts of Christmas dinner! The chilli jam sounds delicious too.
Ooh, this sounds amazing – and they look even better! I’m always looking for new recipes, and I’m forever complaining about veg just being leftover (I’m not the most creative in the kitchen) so I love that this came from that dilemma! I’m not usually into things with spice, annoyingly, but my boyfriend loves it so I’ll defo try this out! x
Oh wow those flavours sound right up my street! I love chilli. I’ll definitely have to give this one a go x
these look amaaazing! I always end up burning my parsnips so will definitely have to try this next time 🙂
Oooo… I know this is going to come across as TOTALLY stereo-typical Canadian, but I really do love all things maple flavoured. I’m definitely going to have to give this one a try.
Maple syrup and Chilli are two of my favourite things so I am here for this recipe!
I have never thought of combining the two but I’ll definitely need to try this out.
Ashleigh | http://www.ashmosphere.com
I love roasted veggies, including parsnips. Usually just roast them, without any seasoning or just use thyme. Yours look super yummy.
Yum! These look fantastic! I love how you added chili, because I love spicy things. I made baked sweet potato fries last week and added cayenne pepper and it was delish! I’m going to try your recipe with parsnips next!
Yes….definitely trying these, love parsnips :)))) x
My husband loves parsnips so I’m going to give him this recipe x
Don’t you just love happy accidents!? These are such a good idea for those extra veggies you may have! Will defo give this a go and pass this along!
Jessica & James | http://www.foodandbaker.co.uk