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Roasted Garlic Recipe

It's so easy to learn how to roast garlic. Oven roasted garlic has an intense and slightly sweet flavor that goes with so many dishes!
Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

  • Muffin Tin

Ingredients

  • 4 heads garlic
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • With your hands, peel the paper outside of the garlic, to expose the cloves. Take care to keep the bulbs together and not break them apart while you're peeling
    4 heads garlic
    4 peeled heads of garlic.
  • Taking a sharp knife, cut the top of each garlic bulb straight off, about ½ inch down from the top. This should cut into most of the cloves to expose the interior.
    cutting the top off of a head of peeled garlic.
  • Top each bulb with ¼ tablespoon of olive oil and massage into the cut side of each bulb.
    1 tablespoons olive oil
    pouring olive oil over cut and peeled heads of garlic.
  • Wrap each bulb in aluminum foil and place them into the wells of a muffin tin, cut sides up.
    4 heads of garlic wrapped in aluminum foil in the wells of a muffin tin.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until each clove is tender.
    roasted heads of garlic in a muffin tin.
  • To eat, pinch from the outside and the clove should come easily out of the skin.
    cloves of roasted garlic removed from a head.

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Notes

Storage: Store roasted garlic in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1head | Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 112mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 0.5mg