Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
The Best Garlic Butter Brussels Sprouts
Crisp Brussels sprout edges catch garlic honey butter and melted Parmesan in this rich vegetable dish. Cayenne gives the sweet coating a little warmth, while the sprouts keep their savory character beneath the buttery, lightly salty finish.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 9 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Dinner · Sides
- Cooking method
- Roasting · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Occasion
- Thanksgiving
A few quick notes
1. Toss halfway through
Turn the sprouts about halfway through roasting so their surfaces have a chance to crisp evenly.
2. Melt butter near the end
Make the garlic honey butter when the sprouts have about five minutes left in their first roast.
3. Return after coating
Toss the roasted sprouts with garlic honey butter and Parmesan before returning them to melt the cheese.
Get to know the ingredients
Brussels sprouts
Trim and halve the sprouts before tossing them with oil, salt and pepper for the hot oven.
Garlic
Add minced or pressed garlic to the butter with honey and cayenne before melting the coating.
Parmesan
Sprinkle grated Parmesan over the butter coated sprouts, then roast again until the cheese melts.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
Check ingredients as you prepare them. These checks stay on this page.
How to make it
0 of 3 steps completeMake room for The Best Garlic Butter Brussels Sprouts
Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Melt the Parmesan
Give the coated sprouts another five minutes in the oven, or until the cheese melts, and serve warm.
A little more help as you go
Line the tray
Use parchment or foil sprayed with cooking spray on the baking sheet before adding the seasoned sprouts.
Stir the butter mixture
Once the butter melts completely, stir it with the garlic, honey and cayenne before coating the sprouts.
A few questions you might have
How should I prepare the sprouts?
Trim them and cut them in half before tossing with olive oil, salt and pepper for roasting.
When do I turn them?
Toss about halfway through the first eighteen to twenty minute roast so the sprouts crisp on their surfaces.
Can I melt the butter mixture in the microwave?
Yes. Heat the butter, garlic, honey and cayenne in a microwave safe bowl until the butter melts completely.
When does Parmesan go on?
Add it after tossing the roasted sprouts with garlic honey butter, then return them to the oven.
What temperature does the oven need?
Preheat to 450 degrees with a rack in the center before roasting the seasoned halved Brussels sprouts.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: littlespicejar.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
