Air Fryer Carrots

Want to try some new and healthy side dishes? You can make air fryer carrots which are tasty and healthy for your family. One of my favorite side dishes when we have a lot of proteins as the main dish.

Air fryer carrots are a great alternative for French fries. They’re quick and easy to make in different ways as I’ll be mentioning below. I’ll share different ways to make air fryer carrots so you don’t need to hop on various sites to get different air fryer carrots recipes.

If you have a picky eater in your house then I’ve come up with an air fryer carrots recipe that you can make for your family. Let’s see what you can make out of carrots in the air fryer.

 

How to make air fryer carrots?

Lately, I’ve been trying to make more vegetables side dishes to encourage my family to eat up some amount of veggies in their diet. And air fryer carrots have been a savior. Air fryer carrots are a perfect side dish they are sweet and savory. Easy air fryer carrots cook faster than in the oven. Let’s jump into the air fryer carrots recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1lb fresh carrots
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Peel and wash the carrots, slice them about 1 inch thick. Pat dry your carrots with a paper towel.
2. Take a large mixing bowl, place the carrots add the seasonings, and toss to coat evenly.
3. Place the carrots in the air fryer basket/oven in a single layer and cook at 380F degrees for 20-25 minutes or cook until tender. Toss the carrots halfway through the cooking process.
4. Serve with your desired maid dish or dipping sauce.

 

Air fryer carrots and potatoes

The air fryer carrots and potatoes are the best combination side dish that you can cook at the same time. For this recipe, air fryer baby carrots and potatoes are best or you can even take baby potatoes too.

In this recipe, I’m adding some of my favorite ingredients. You can add or skip the once I’m adding in mine. And add your favorite seasonings.

Let’s see how you can have perfectly roasted carrots and potatoes in an air fryer.

Ingredients:

• 350g Baby Carrots
• 1 kg Baby potatoes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• Salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Wash and peel the baby carrot and potatoes if you want to. Cut them into half and pat dry.
2. Put your baby carrots and baby potatoes into a large mixing bowl, add the seasonings and mix it well.
3. Place the baby carrots and baby potatoes in the air fryer basket in a single layer and cook at 380F degrees for 20-25 minutes or until they are tender and cooked through.
4. Toss/shake the basket halfway through the cooking process to ensure all the carrots and potatoes are cooked evenly.
   Serve and enjoy.

 

Maple glazed carrots air fryer

Have you tried the maple-glazed carrots air fryer recipe? If you haven’t then you should definitely try this one. Air fryer carrots with brown sugar are similar to maple glazed carrots. Maple syrup is a good alternative to brown sugar.

To make maple-glazed carrots in air fryer you can use either baby carrots or whole carrots. I’m using baby carrots for this recipe. The only thing you need to watch is for your desired tenderness.

Let’s begin with the cooking process of the maple-glazed air fryer.

Ingredients:

• 5-6 baby carrots
• ¼ melted butter
• ¼ maple syrup
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Cut the baby carrots in half or you can air fryer whole carrots. (cut baby carrots takes less time)
2. Place your baby carrots in a shallow bowl add all the ingredients and mix them well.
3. Place the carrots in your air fryer oven or basket in a single layer and cook at 380F degrees for 15-20 minutes or until desired tenderness.
4. Toss/shake the air fryer basket halfway through the cooking process.
5. Serve and enjoy your Maple glazed carrots.

How to make air fryer garlic carrots

I love garlic in almost every food, I’m a huge fan of garlic. If you’re like me then you’re going to love this version of air fryer carrots. This is a savory version of air fryer carrots.

Only a small tweak in the ingredient and the cooking process is almost similar to air fryer carrots.

Ingredients:

• 4-5 fresh carrots
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Oregano (optional)

Instructions:

1. Peel and wash the carrots, cut them in one inch or bite-size, and pat dry.
2. Place the sliced carrots in a shallow bowl and add the seasonings. Mix them well.
3. Place the carrots in the air fryer basket in a single layer and cook at 380F degrees for 20-25 minutes or until desired tenderness.
4. Shake or toss the carrots halfway through the cooking process to ensure all the carrots are evenly cooked.
5. Serve and enjoy the air fryer garlic carrots.

 

How to make air fryer frozen carrots?

Frozen carrots in air fryer are extremely easy to make. You just need a bag of frozen carrots and your good to go. The frozen carrots are perfect if you don’t feel like making air fryer carrots from scratch of fresh carrots.
Here’s how you can make air fryer carrots.

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of frozen carrots

Instructions:

1. Place the frozen carrots in your air fryer in a single layer.
2. Cook the frozen carrots at 400F degrees 15-20 minutes or until the desired tenderness.
3. Toss the carrots halfway through the cooking process for even cooking.
4. Serve your air fryer frozen carrots.

 

How to make crispy carrot fries air fryer?

Air fryer carrot fries can be a good skinny alternative for French fries. If you want some change in your side dish then you can definitely try crispy carrots fries in air fryer.
Let’s see how to make air fryer carrot fries.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 carrots
• ½ tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• 1 tablespoon paprika (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. Peel and wash the carrots, cut them in one inch long, and pat dry.
2. Place the carrots and add the ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix them well to combine.
3. Place the carrots in the air fryer basket or tray in a single layer.
4. Cook at 380F degrees for 15-20 minutes or until it’s tendered. Flip/toss the carrots halfway through the cooking process.
5. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce and enjoy.

 

Are air fryer carrots healthy?

Yes, the air fried carrots are healthier than the oil-fried carrots. You can air fry not only carrots other vegetables as well such as broccoli, potatoes, and many more which are healthier than oil-fried vegetables.

 

How long does it take for air fryer carrots to get tender?

Usually, air fryer carrots time depends on how they’re cut. The thinly slice carrots take lesser time compared to the chunky ones. It takes 10-20 minutes of time depending on the thickness.

10 minutes for thinly sliced and around 20 minutes for chunky carrots. You can cook according to the size of your carrots there are no harsh rules to follow be your boss.

 

How do you reheat air fryer roasted carrots?

You can enjoy the leftover air fryer carrots the other day as well. For that, you can reheat the carrots in the air fryer at 350F degrees for a minute or until they heat completely. Don’t overheat roasted carrots as they get rubbery very soon.

Equipment:

• Air Fryer

Ingredients for air fryer carrots:

• 1lb fresh carrots
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Peel and wash the carrots, slice them about 1 inch thick. Pat dry your carrots with a paper towel.
2. Take a large mixing bowl, place the carrots add the seasonings, and toss to coat evenly.
3. Place the carrots in the air fryer basket/oven in a single layer and cook at 380F degrees for 20-25 minutes or cook until tender. Toss the carrots halfway through the cooking process.
4. Serve with your desired maid dish or dipping sauce.

 

Course: Side dish, Snack
Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes

Nutrition Facts, per serving
Calories- 112.2kcal, Sodium- 233mg, Fat- 6.8g, Saturated Fat- 1g, Carbohydrates- 12.8g, Fiber- 2.8g, Sugar- 5.3g, Calcium-46mg, Iron-1mg, Vitamin C- 7mg, Vitamin A- 1018ug, Protein- 1g

If you like air fryer carrots, look what else you can air fry:

• Air fryer dumplings

 

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