These Air Fryer Carrots are perfectly roasted in your Air Fryer. Make them sweet or savory, whichever you prefer, in less time than it takes to roast them in the oven.
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Carrots in the air fryer are pretty darn amazing. The one thing I love about it is how fast they can be made compared to the oven. Traditionally, roasted carrots in the oven take about 30 minutes to get perfectly tender and charred, but with the air fryer, you can cut that time down to about 20 minutes.
Since I can never make up my mind about anything, I’ve included two recipes for air fryer carrots (one sweet and one savory) and will discuss my method and process for both.
How to make Air Fryer Carrots
Sweet
For the sweet version of this recipe, you will need the following ingredients: Carrots, brown sugar, butter, and salt. Feel free to add a pinch of cinnamon if you like.
First, wash and peel the carrots. You can leave the peel on if you prefer, but I found that the peel gives the carrots a slight bitter taste. If peeling, use a vegetable peeler so you don’t peel off too much of the carrot.
Next, chop carrots into 1 inch large chunks and place in a large bowl. Pour melted butter, brown sugar, and salt over carrots and stir until the carrots are fully coated.
Transfer carrots into an oven safe bowl that will fit in your air fryer. Cook on 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes, stirring halfway. Salt to taste.
Why the bowl? I’ve tested these carrots with and without the bowl for this sweet method. Without the bowl, the butter and sugar mixture seemed to drip right off the carrots, before it had a chance to really caramelize and flavor the carrots. In the bowl, the carrots are able to cook and caramelize in the butter mixture and results in much better flavor.
If you can't find a bowl that will fit your air fryer, you could use a little bit of foil paper in the bottom of the basket.
Savory
For the savory version of these air fryer carrots, you will need the following: Carrots, olive oil, garlic powder, and paprika. You can also use any other seasoning mix you like, such as this all-purpose seasoning.
Wash and peel your carrots. Place carrots in a large bowl and toss with olive oil, garlic powder, and paprika.
Place in the air fryer basket and cook on 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 15-20 minutes, shaking halfway through.
Once done, top with parsley and parmesan cheese. Salt and pepper to taste.
How to store leftover air fryer carrots
Store cooled carrots in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Cooked carrots will last up to 9 months in the freezer.
How to reheat carrots in the air fryer
To reheat carrots, add the carrots to the air fryer basket and reheat on 350 degrees Fahrenheit for a few minutes, about 4-7, until reheated through.
Notes
- You could use baby carrots if you prefer but they won’t taste exactly the same. The larger carrots have much better flavor when roasted.
- The size of your carrots will determine how long you need to cook them. Smaller carrots will cook faster while larger carrots will take longer. Check on your carrots halfway through cooking to determine doneness.
- To use frozen carrots, add a few minutes to the cook time. Season halfway through cooking if using frozen carrots.
I hope you enjoy these roasted air fryer carrots as much as we do! If you’re looking for more air fryer vegetables, try these out:
- Air Fryer Broccoli
- Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts
- Air Fryer Baked Potato
- Air Fryer Breakfast Potato
- Air Fryer Corn on the Cob
- Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes
This recipe is great paired with Air Fryer Ham.
Watch this video tutorial and see how I make these carrots from start to finish.
Roasted Air Fryer Carrots (Sweet or Savory)
Ingredients
Sweet Carrots
- 1 lb carrots washed, peeled, and chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 2 Tablespoon butter melted
- 2 Tablespoon brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Savory Carrots
- 1 lb medium sized carrots washed and peeled
- 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh chopped parsley optional
Instructions
Sweet Carrots
- Pour melted butter, brown sugar, salt over carrots and stir until the carrots are fully coated.
- Place carrots in an oven safe bowl that will fit in your air fryer. Cook on 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-25 minutes, stirring halfway.
Savory Carrots
- Place carrots in a large bowl and toss with olive oil, garlic powder, and paprika.
- Place in the air fryer basket and cook on 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, shaking halfway through. Once done, top with parmesan cheese and parsley. Salt and pepper to taste.
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This recipe was originally published on November 18, 2019. It has been updated with additional helpful information and tips.
Debbie says
Absolutely beautiful and yes better than I could do in the oven 👍
Tanya says
Thanks Debbie! So happy you like the recipe 🙂
JC says
I'm new to air frying and haven't tried carrots yet. I made the savory version and it was delicious!
Tanya says
Thanks so much, JC! So happy you like the recipe.
Linchi says
I just made this and this was soo good! I look forward to making it again but with a bigger batch :)!
Tanya says
Thank you, Linchi! So happy you liked the recipe 🙂
Sue says
Oh my gosh. I just made the sweet carrots. Positively delicious. I had to halve the ingredients b/c of the size of my air fryer and bowl. Now I am going to make the savory carrots.
Tanya says
Thank you Sue! So happy you liked the sweet carrots 🙂
Colleen Campbell says
These look amazing. Will be making them tonight!
Tanya says
Thanks Colleen! Hope you enjoy them.
Grace Van Dyck says
Amazing!!! I absolutely loved the sweet carrots. Thank you!
Robin says
Wonderful recipes. Thank you.
But please, stop peeling all the nutrition of of the vegetables. Huge loss of nutrition doing that!
Tanya says
Hi Robin, thank you. You don't have to peel them for the recipe. I like my baked carrots peeled. I do, however, like to eat raw carrots unpeeled.
Marsha Spegal says
I made the sweet carrots, and they are the best sweetened carrots I have ever eaten! My husband agrees! Thank you for sharing it!
Tanya says
Thanks so much Marsha!
Andrea says
Absolutely delicious! The whole family loved the carrots.
Tanya says
Thanks Andrea, so happy you all liked the recipe 🙂
JohnC says
I found myself licking fingers AND the bowl of the leftover butter-brown sugar mixture. So good.
Tanya says
Thank you JohnC! So glad you liked the sweet air fryer carrots.
Diane says
These carrots needed to be air fried for 40 minutes.
Tanya says
Hi Diane, the size of the carrots will affect the cooking time. Larger carrots will need more than the times listed. You could cut them smaller next time to help lower the time.
Ashlee says
Cooking time too long. Burnt carrots and set off smoke alarm.
Tanya says
Sorry to hear you had this experience. Did you follow the instructions as indicated on the step-by-step photos and video? Since this carrot recipe has been made in multiple air fryers and multiple ways, I'm surprised to hear they didn't work for you.
Helene Last says
I NEVER eat carrots but I tried the sweet recipe. I LOVED them. Thank you.
SC says
I followed to a T. Burnt carrots. 🙁
Tanya says
Sorry to hear that SC. Did you check the carrots at the minimum time suggested? Sounds like you may just need a little less time than I did.
Martin Matthee-Fouché says
Hi. On which setting do you use the air fryer? We have air fry, roast, bake
Tanya says
Hi. I use air fry.