These easy Air Fryer Carrots are a healthy and delicious way to have a perfectly cooked veggie side dish on the table in minutes! Soft and tender inside with crisp golden brown outside, this simple recipe combines the carrot's natural sweetness with savory seasonings. They're customizable, naturally gluten-free, vegan, and kid-friendly!

When you don't want to turn the oven on but still want perfectly caramelized, soft, and tender carrots to pair with your weeknight dinner? Air fryer carrots in your side dish solution! Oven-roasted carrots are absolutely delicious, but if you want them cooked faster with the same flavor, it's time to roast them in your air fryer! Whether you're cooking a holiday meal and need to save space in the oven or you need a healthy last-minute side dish on a hectic weeknight, you can transform this humble root vegetable into a crowd-pleasing star!

Why You'll Love This Recipe

A healthy and delicious side dish that compliments any meal. These carrots can be customized with any seasonings so you'll never get bored. You can make them as soft and tender or as crispy and charred as you want. Slice them into coins or sticks. Meal prep them for lunches or as a topping for salads and bowls. Naturally gluten-free, vegan, allergy-free, and low in carbs! These air-fried carrots are:

Gluten-Free
Vegan & Vegetarian
Allergy-free (Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free, Peanut-Free, Wheat-Free, Sesame-Free, Coconut-Free, Corn-Free)
Low-Carb, Paleo
Sugar-Free
Kid-Friendly
Customizable
Make-Ahead, Meal Prep, & Freezer-Friendly
Simple Side Dish, Snack, or Addition to Salads or Bowls
Ideal For Potlucks & Holiday Gatherings to Feed a Crowd

Ingredients For Air Fryer Carrots

Carrots: Whole raw carrots that are similar in width to ensure that cook evenly. You can peel them or leave them unpeeled. You can slice them straight into coins or on a diagonal to add more visual appeal. You can also cut them into sticks or as fries for a fun snack option.
Olive Oil: Since we're not making crispy thin chips and the carrots need some moisture to keep the insides soft and tender, a few teaspoons of olive oil are needed to have these carrots coming out of the air fryer perfectly "roasted".
Seasonings: I'm keeping it simple for the recipe but you can use any seasonings your heart desires! My go-to's are salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder.

Ingredient Variations

Colored Carrots: If you're lucky enough to stumble upon a bunch of rainbow or different-colored carrots (purple, golden, or yellow), go for it! Use a combination of carrots for a beautiful and stunning side dish with minimal effort!
Oil or Butter: Instead of olive oil, you can use melted coconut oil or melted vegan butter! You only need 2-3 teaspoons per pound of carrots. If you choose to go oil-free, your carrots may end up slightly dry.
Sweet: To enhance the natural sweetness of the carrots, season them with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, or allspice! You can also toss them with a few teaspoons of maple syrup or vegan honey!
Spicy: Make your carrots a little firey with some chili powder, chipotle, hot curry powder, or even a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce.
Herby: You can't go wrong with some aromatic dried herbs like thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano, basil, dill, or parsley!

How To Air Fry Carrots

Rinse and trim the top stem and bottom point of your carrots. Lightly peel the carrots or leave them unpeeled. Cut them into ¼-inch thick diagonal slices.
Toss the carrot slices with the oil and your choice of seasonings.

Place the carrots in a single layer in your air fryer basket and set your air fryer to 400°F to air fry for 8 minutes.
Shake the basket before air-frying the carrots again for 6-8 more minutes, just until the edges start to get golden brown.

How Long To Air Fry Carrots

This all depends on the size of your air fryer and how charred you want them. The smaller the air fryer, the more batches you may need to do to prevent overcrowding and steaming, however, I was able to do the entire 1 pound of carrot in my small 3.7-quart air fryer! Cooking them for 8 minutes and then giving them a shake before cooking for another 5-8 minutes was the perfect amount of time to get the carrots fork-tender. The longer you cook them, the more browned and crisp the edges will become them in longer (8-10 minutes).

How To Store Leftovers & Freeze

You can meal prep and store leftover air-fried carrots in a closed container in the fridge for 5-7 days. You can also make a large batch and freeze them, by first allowing them to come to room temperature, before storing them in an airtight ziplock freezer bag for up to 6 months.

How To Reheat Leftovers

Leftover air fryer carrots can be reheated and crisped again by tossing them back in your air fryer at 375°F for 3-4 minutes. If you are air-frying them from frozen, try to break them up so they aren't frozen together before adding them directly to your air fryer and air fry at 375°F for 5-7 minutes, tossing halfway through.

What To Serve With Air Fryer Carrots

When served as a side dish, these customizable carrots go great with a big dinner roast like a whole roast chicken, whole cauliflower, or lentil loaf. These carrots are perfect in lunchboxes or as an addition to a salad or grain bowl since you can enjoy them warm or cold (no loud crunching either)! Of course, by making a large batch these tender carrots are a must for holiday feasts like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter to pair perfectly with that side of stuffing or mashed potatoes.

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Air Fryer Carrots

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Author: Rebecca Pytell
Prep Time: 2 Minutes
Cook Time: 13 Minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings 1x
Category: Side, Appetizer, Snack
Method: Air Fry
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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1 lb Whole Raw Carrots

Seasonings:*

½ Tsp Garlic Powder
½ Tsp Onion Powder
¼ Tsp Black Pepper
Salt
2-3 Tsp Olive Oil

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Instructions

Rinse and trim the top and bottom of each carrot. Peel them or leave them unpeeled. Slice the carrots into ¼-inch thick diagonal slices (straight across in coins is fine too).
Add your chosen seasonings and olive oil to the bowl of carrot slices and toss to coat.
Place the carrots in a single layer, so they aren't crowded together in your air fryer basket (you may need to do more batches depending on the size of your air fryer).
Set the air fryer to 400°F and cook the carrots for 8 minutes before shaking the basket and cooking for an additional 5-8 minutes depending on how crispy and browned you want them.

Notes

Seasonings: These are suggestions. You can use any seasonings you'd like, in the amounts you'd like. Adjust everything to taste and see blog post for additional ideas.

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container or bag in the fridge for about 7 days.

Freeze in a Ziplock freezer bag for 6 months.

Reheat from the fridge by tossing your sprouts back into the air fryer at 375°F for about 4-5 minutes. From the freezer, you can add them frozen to the air fryer and fry at 375°F for 7-8 minutes, toss and shake halfway through.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Carrots are delicious in salads, raw with ranch, oven-roasted, and blended into waffles, risotto, and cake, so of course they'd be absolute gems when given the air fryer magic!

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+ What's your favorite way to enjoy carrots?

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