Wondering how to roast garlic in the oven? This delicious roasted garlic is easy to make and can be used in so many recipes.
Fresh garlic is essential in so many recipes. It adds a unique flavor. When you roast garlic, the flavor mellows, making it more mild. The softened roast garlic cloves can be spread on bread or mashed to be used in other recipes.
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Roasted Garlic Ingredients
There are only two ingredients needed to roast garlic. It doesn’t get much easier than that!
- Garlic: You’ll need as many heads of garlic as you want to roast. Since they need to bake for quite a while, you may want to roast several at once. Store the roasted garlic in the refrigerator or in the freezer.
- Olive oil: The only other ingredient you need is a little olive oil.
How To Roast Garlic
To roast garlic, you simply bake it in the oven until tender and golden!
Prepare: Remove the excess papery skins from the head of garlic. Then, cut off the top to expose the garlic cloves inside.
Olive Oil: Place the cut garlic in an oven-safe dish and drizzle the olive oil over the top.
Bake: Cover the dish with heavy-duty foil and bake the garlic at 375˚F for 45-55 minutes until golden.
Alternate Method: Wrap the individual heads of garlic with heavy-duty foil rather than wrapping the whole pan.
Roasted Garlic Butter
- Remove the cloves from one head of roasted garlic and place them in a bowl.
- Use a fork to mash the cloves into a paste.
- Then, add 1/2 cup of softened, salted butter, 1/4 cup of freshly grated parmesan, and 1/2 teaspoon of Italian seasoning. Stir until combined.
- Store the roasted garlic butter in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
Frequently Asked Questions
To get the cloves out of the head of roasted garlic, you can use a dinner fork or a fondue fork. Another option is to squeeze the bottom of the head to pop the cloves out.
Yes, you can place roasted garlic in a freezer bag and store it in the freezer. Thaw before using.
Roasted garlic is milder and a bit sweeter than raw garlic.
Ways To Use It
- Our favorite way to use it is to make Garlic Bread with cheese on top!
- Garlic Mashed Potatoes are full of flavor and perfect with so many meals.
- Use Garlic Butter Sauce as a pizza dip, pasta sauce, or topping for corn on the cob!
- These Garlic Knots are so easy to make with two-ingredient dough.
Roast Garlic
Ingredients
- 3 whole heads of garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F Remove the excess papery skins from the heads of garlic and slice off the tops so that the bulbs are exposed.
- Place the garlic heads in an oven-safe pan and drizzle them with olive oil.
- Cover the pan with heavy-duty foil. Or you can wrap the heads of garlic in foil if you prefer.
- Bake at 375˚F for 40-45 minutes or until golden.
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Notes
One: Storage
Store roasted garlic in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.Two: Roasted Garlic Butter
- Remove the cloves from one head of roasted garlic and place them in a bowl.
- Use a fork to mash the cloves into a paste.
- Then, add 1/2 cup of softened, salted butter, 1/4 cup of freshly grated parmesan, and 1/2 teaspoon of Italian seasoning. Stir until combined.
- Store the roasted garlic butter in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.
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