Favorite Creamy Cheesy Carrots Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Stir in carrots, onion and salt. Serve with breadsticks, bagels or crackers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F Grease a 9 x 13 casserole dish and set aside. Steam carrots until 1/2 way cooked. You want them to be soft enough to bite but still with a bit of a crunch. They'll finish cooking in the oven. As carrots are steaming, in a saucepan combine butter and onion. Cook until onions are soft and translucent. Add flour, salt, mustard and pepper and mix well to create a paste. Slowly add 1/4 cup of milk at a time whisking continually until all the milk has been added to pan. You are making a basic roux. The mixture will thicken quite a bit at first but slowly thin out. If you add all the milk at once you'll have a clumpy mess, so only add 1/4 cup at a time, whisking well. Cook for 5 minutes then turn off burner and add cheese. Mix well until cheese is melted and combined. When carrots are cooked half way, place carrots on the bottom of the casserole dish. Pour cheese mixture on top of carrots ensuring to cover carrots completely. Sprinkle bread crumbs or crushed Ritz crackers on top of sauce and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Make the cake:
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375°F. Butter the bottom and sides of 2 (9-inch-round, 2-inch-deep) cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the brown sugar on the lowest speed to break up any lumps. Add 1 egg and continue to mix on low until smooth and incorporated. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, and mix on low until smooth and incorporated. Shut off the mixer and scrape down the bowl and paddle. Return the mixer to low then add the oil in a thin steady stream and continue to beat until fully incorporated.
• Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, using a large rubber spatula to fold the mixture together until just incorporated. Fold in the carrots, along with the nuts and raisins, if using.
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the tops. Bake until the layers are firm and risen and the tip of a paring knife inserted in the center of the cake emerges clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to let cool for 5 minutes then invert the cake layers onto the rack and peel off the parchment paper. Use another rack or a large plate to invert the cake layers again then slide them back on to the rack so they are right side up. Let the cake layers cool completely. DO AHEAD: The cakes can be baked ahead, cooled, wrapped in a double layer of plastic wrap, and refrigerated for up to 2 days, or frozen up to 1 month.
• Once the cake is completely cool, make the frosting:
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the cream cheese and butter and beat on medium until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Shut off the mixer and scrape down the bowl and paddle. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla, and beat on medium, scraping down the bowl and paddle as necessary, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Frost the cake:
• Place 1 cake layer on a large plate and cover the top with about 1/3 of the frosting. Invert the second layer on top of the frosted bottom layer so that the flat side (the bottom) is on top. Spread the remaining frosting on the sides and top of the cake. If you used walnuts or pecans in the cake, sprinkle the frosting with a few tablespoons of lightly toasted chopped nuts. Keep at cool room temperature until serving time. DO AHEAD: Carrot cake can be baked and frosted ahead and kept, in an airtight cake dome, at cool room temperature, for 2 to 3 days.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place 1 in. of water in a large saucepan; add carrots. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until crisp-tender, 7-9 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Transfer carrots to a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish., In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, onion, horseradish and reserved cooking liquid; spread evenly over carrots. Sprinkle with cheese; top with cracker crumbs. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Boil enough water to cover carrots.
• Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
• Peel and slice carrots into bite sized pieces.
• Boil carrots for 10 minutes. Drain.
• Place carrots in 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Sprinkle brown sugar over carrots.
• Melt butter and Velveeta. Pour over carrots.
• Crumble Ritz crackers over casserole.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter a 1-1/2 quart baking dish.
• Place carrots in saucepan, cover with water; bring to a boil, reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes.
• Drain and place in a baking dish.
• In a small saucepan melt 1/4 cup butter and the cheese, stirring often, then stir in dill.
• Pour over carrots.
• Melt remaining butter; toss with saltines.
• Sprinkle over carrots.
• Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Bring vegetables and milk in large saucepan to boil on medium-high heat; simmer on medium-low heat 20 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add cream cheese; cook until cream cheese is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring frequently. Stir in Parmesan and nutmeg.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with cracker crumbs.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through.

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, cook carrots just until cripsp-tender and then drain reserving 1/2 c of the cooking liquid.
• Place carrots in a 3 quart lightly greased casserole.
• Combine the mayonnaise, onion, horseradish and reserved cooking liquid.
• Spead evenly over carrots.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Toss bread crumbs with butter.
• Sprinkle over cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Add salsa, a little at a time, mixing well to prevent lumps.
• Stir in cheddar cheese.
• Can be served immediately, or chill until ready to serve (mixture will thicken upon chilling) Serve with tortilla chips or crackers or can also be used to stuff celery sticks.
• TIPS: You can also add some chopped green onion, chopped black olives, chopped red or green pepper for added crunch and variety.

Steps:

• Cook carrots in salted water until tender. You should have 6 cups. Drain.
• Melt first amount of butter in saucepan. Add onion and saute until clear and soft.
• Mix in flour, sailt, pepper and celery salt.
• Stir in mustard and milk until it boils and thickens.
• Layer in 2 litre casserole as follows: 1/2 carrots, 1/2 cheese slices, 1/2 carrots, 1/2 cheese slices, all of the sauce.
• Melt second amount of butter in small saucepan. Stir in crumbs.
• Spread over all.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees F for 25 - 30 minutes until browned and heated through.