Air Fryer Carrots

These air fryer carrots are perfectly roasted in the air fryer. This is an easy and quick side dish in just 10 minutes. Also can make them savory or sweet in both ways and in both ways it tastes amazing.

Carrots in the air fryer are damn amazing. You can make them with little oil. Hence a healthy side dish. However, you can make them in the oven with lesser oil too. But the time taken in the air fryer is way less than the oven. Check out my air fryer vegetables recipe here.

Carrots are a delicious and healthy vegetable, but they can be a bit tricky to cook. If you're looking for a simple and quick way to make carrots, then you'll want to try using an air fryer!

Roasting the carrots in the air fryer method results in perfectly cooked carrots that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Plus, it's very quick and easy to do also. It makes a perfect side dish for my meals. These are healthy too.

For this roasted carrots, you may take baby carrots or any regular carrots. But while cutting, make sure to make even sized thou the tail part will be thinner.

Why You will love these air fryer carrots?

easy to make

versatile to customize (savory or sweet)

can be easily made vegan

healthy snacks

kid's friendly

gluten-free snacks

easy side dish

Ingredients You Will Need

Sweet-glazed carrots

Carrots - diced into 3-inch discs or fingers

Brown sugar

Butter

Cinnamon powder - for extra flavor (optional)

Savory Carrots

Carrots - baby carrots

Garlic - fresh minced or garlic powder

Salt & pepper - as per taste

Paprika or cayenne pepper

Instructions To Roast Carrots In The Air Fryer

How to cut the carrots?

Wash and peel of the skin of the carrots. Skin of carrot may add a slight bitterness if not peeles. Depending on the size of the carrots, you can keep them whole or cut into almost equal size in thickness. If you take baby carrots, keep them whole after peeling the skin. I love to cut it into vertical slits or halves for regular carrots. You can also halve them horizontally after that.

Glazed Carrots -

Wash and peel the carrots. Dice into sticks or discs of 2 - 3 inch thickness. Place them in a baking dish (that fits into the basket of the air fryer). Place the dish inside the basket.

Start the air fryer at 380 F for 20 minutes or till carrots are tender. Check the doneness with a fork. Remove the baking dish once done cooking and serve hot with some more butter if left in the pan.

Savory Carrots -

Peel and dice the carrots into approximately equal thickness. Place them in the mixing bowl and add olive oil followed by garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Toss to mix them thoroughly.

Place the carrots into the air fryer basket and start the air fryer at 380 F for 18 - 20 minutes or till they are done nicely. Check the doneness with a fork.

Oil- free Air Fryer Carrots

You can alternatively make the carrots completely oil-free too. However oil-free will be a little drier too. But to address this, you can coat them with a little of broth along with the seasonings. This will help in maintaining the moisture level and avoid excess dryness. However, olive oil adds a nice crisp and brown effect on the carrots.

Frozen Carrots in the Air Fryer

Preheat the air fryer at 380 F for 2 - 3 minutes. Though optional and depends on the air fryer. But with preheating, the temperature has come to even high level and quickens the cooking.

Making frozen carrots in the air fryer is an easy task indeed. Place the carrots in the basket. No need to thaw them. Cook at 380 F for 18 - 20 minutes. Shake them in halfway through.

How to reheat the roasted carrots?

You can easily reheat the carrots in the air fryer without making it soggy. Transfer the refrigerated carrots to the air fryer basket. Set temperature to 380 F for 4 minutes or till it's hot and with a little crisp.