Looking for an air fryer carrots recipe that gives you irresistible flavor and the perfect texture every time? This one little tip makes the veggies so delicious even my 5-year-old eats them up and asks for more!
Roasted Air Fryer Carrots
With more than 600K pageviews since 2020 and still counting, these air fryer carrots are the most popular air fryer vegetable recipe on my site. You only need 2 ingredients plus salt and pepper to get delicious, roasted veggies you’ll be making again and again!
The secret is making sure you cut all the carrots to the same size so they cook evenly. It may seem super simple, but this step makes a world of difference! You’ll get roasted carrots that are sweet and perfectly tender every time.
Plus, they’re so easy to whip up in your air fryer for a delicious and healthy side any time! Say goodbye to bland, soggy carrots and hello to a dish that’s sure to become a family favorite.
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Air Fried Carrots Ingredients
- Whole carrots — about 16 ounces
- Oil
- Salt and pepper
Tools to Air Fry Carrots
How to Cook Carrots in an Air Fryer and Actifry
Step 1: First, peel your carrots and cut the tops off. I recommend using a Y Peeler to make peeling easier. They’re so cheap but useful!
Step 2: Preheat your air fryer to 360 degrees for about 1-2 minutes. This is not mandatory, but I like to heat it up while tossing my food in a little oil.
It doesn’t take long to get the heat up in an air fryer, so why not preheat it like an oven?
Step 3: While the air fryer is preheating, toss the cut carrots in about 1 tsp. oil inside a mixing bowl and toss to coat.
Step 4: Place the carrots in the air fryer basket and close. Cook carrots for 15-18 minutes until tender. You should be able to glide a fork through the carrot with ease.
Step 5: You can test the readiness of baby carrots the same way. The fork should glide through easily.
Step 6: Season with salt and pepper with 1-2 minutes left and shake the carrots in the basket to coat.
Step 7: Serve warm and enjoy immediately.
How to Reheat Roasted Carrots in an Air Fryer
Air fryers are the perfect way to reheat everything from pizza to brownies in an air fryer.
To reheat these roasted air fryer carrots, heat your air fryer to 325 degrees F and cook for 5 minutes, shaking halfway.
Air Fryer Roasted Carrots Tips
- I cut my carrots into 2-inch chunks. You may need to cut some in half so they are all a similar size. This is important to ensure each piece cooks at the same speed. Otherwise, some carrots will end up mushy while some still aren’t cooked all the way through. If you’re using baby carrots, you can just cut off any tips and make sure they are washed thoroughly (as you do with normal carrots anyway).
- You can choose to omit the oil if you want, but the air fryer carrots can turn out a little drier. I personally enjoy using a little olive oil in most of my air fryer recipes. It gives that roasted or fried feel without all the greasiness of soaking in oil when being deep fried. If you’ve never used oil in an air fryer before, this oil guide will show you how to use it, when to use it, and where you should NEVER put oil.
- I recommend shaking the basket every few minutes to ensure even cooking.
- I have found seasoning toward the end of roasting in the air fryer has helped bring out a lot of flavor. All the shaking can cause the flavors to fall off, especially if you are not using any oil. Putting seasoning on at the end will allow most of it to stay on, making your dish just that much tastier.
How to make air fryer frozen carrots
Air frying frozen carrots is very simple. You don’t even need oil!
Just pour the desired amount of carrots in the air fryer. Be careful to not overcrowd the frozen carrots.
To allow them to cook evenly, cook them in batches when cooking more than 2 layers of carrots deep.
Turn your air fryer to 360 degrees F and cook for 15-18 minutes, shaking the basket after 7 minutes.
Air Fry Carrots FAQs
Yes! It is completely possible to air fryer frozen vegetables. They will even come out fresher than microwaving them.
When you microwave vegetables, you typically steam them in water, making them watery and mushy.
With an air fryer, any unnecessary water will fall into the drawer under the basket. This will keep your vegetables from becoming waterlogged.
To add flavor to carrots, simply toss them with a mix of oil, salt, and pepper. Cooking them in the air fryer also mimics the sweet taste you get from roasting carrots in the oven!
For an extra zing, consider adding a squeeze of lemon juice or a sprinkle of Italian seasoning prior to cooking, like in my air fryer baby carrots recipe.
Carrots will soften in the air fryer at around 360 to 380 degrees F.
This range ensures they cook thoroughly and become tender without losing their natural sweetness.
Peeled carrots cut into 2-inch chunks need to cook for about 15-18 minutes in the air fryer. This range ensures they come out tender and develop a slightly roasted exterior.
Don’t forget to turn or flip the carrots a few times to help them cook evenly!
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Air Fryer Roasted Carrots
Ingredients
- 16 ounces of carrots
- 1 teaspoon oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel carrots and cut into 2-inch chunks. Cut any larger pieces in half to make all pieces a similar size.
- Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees.
- Toss carrots in about 1 teaspoon of oil.*
- Place carrots in air fryer and cook for 15-18 minutes, shaking every few minutes.
- Test carrots with a fork for tenderness. They are done when it glides through the carrot easily.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and shake basket to coat.
- Serve and enjoy immediately.
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Nutrition
This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.
This was so easy and the kids loved them! Thanks for the recipe
Can I use butter instead of oil for the carrots?
Yes! Just make sure the butter is melted onto the carrots before placing them in the air fryer.
These were delicious! Thanks for the recipe.
So glad i googled just delicious
Can I cook some potatoes at the same time as the carrots?
Yes! If you dice up the potatoes and cook them with the carrots, they should cook around the same time. Baby potatoes may take a few more minutes dependent on size.
Did baby carrots with little olive oil and pepper. Delicious !
I guess parsnips would be the same method and similar cooking time?
Hi Jules, yes! I find both carrots and parsnips do cook around the same time!
Excellent recipe
This is new and fantactic for me.
Thansk for this