Air Fryer Carrots (Sweet or Savory)

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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You’ll find the full recipe with ingredient amounts and instructions in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. Be sure to check out the blog post itself for extra tips and tricks!

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.

Tanya Harris

Roasted Air Fryer Carrots (Sweet or Savory)

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Air Fryer Roasted Carrots made two different ways. Whether you like sweet or savory carrots, this recipe has you covered. Make them in the air fryer in less time than a traditional oven.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Calories: 119

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Ingredients

  

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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

Equipment

Large Air Fryer

vegetable peeler

Instructions

 

Sweet Carrots

1. Pour melted butter, brown sugar, salt over carrots and stir until the carrots are fully coated.
2. 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

1. Place carrots in a large bowl and toss with olive oil, garlic powder, and paprika.
2. 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.

Nutrition

Calories: 119kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 275mgPotassium: 363mgFiber: 3gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 19119IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg

Notes

*Nutritional information in post reflects sweet carrots. 

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.

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This recipe was originally published on November 18, 2019. It has been updated with additional helpful information and tips.