The nicest roast parsnips?

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Can anyone tell me the nicest way to roast parsnips? I've never cooked them before but my mil made some lovely ones and I want more! (unfortunately she is now on holiday so can't ask her).
Do I parboil and roast with the potatoes - or longer or shorter cooking time?
On one of the Sainsbury's ad's Jamie recommends doing something with maple syrup?

I parboil, but find they take less time round the roast than the spuds

oooh, yes you want honey or maple syrup for sure

now idea how, but i'm sure someone'll tell you in a minute (if not I'll check delia for you!)

We're having them with parmesan a la Delia

I tend to just roast them quite plainly

find them sweet anyway

i've never been convinced that they'd work with parmesan. are they nice roobie?

I have had a roast parsnip and parmasan soup, which was wonderful

I don't bother parboiling them. Straight in to roast.

The sectret I think is in not cutting the bottom half lengthwise, but instead cutting across the middle, then the top piece into half lengthwise.

~T~his gives a good ratio of squidgy inside to crispy ouside.

I usually parboil for 5 mins but I am considering not doing so this year ande seeing how it goes!

I dont parboil parsnips but do parboil potatoes....
stick unparboiled parsnip in with parbolied potatoes and they tae the same time

I am going to do them with either honey or maple syrup...not decided yet

soapbox - so are the bottom half of the parsnips unsliced?

And how do you do them in honey - do they still go in the roasting tray?

Cupcakes - yes they are, so from each parsnip you get 3 good chunky pieces. Otherwise I find they go too hard and crunchy!

Not sure tassis, rather riskily it'll be the first time I've done them on Christmas day.

Some toasted sesame seeds can balance the sweetness of honey or syrup. I love them this way.

thefoody.com/vegetable/honeyroastparsnips.html
hoeny parsnips

dpo the same with maple syrup