These tasty air fryer carrot fries will amaze you! They taste so much like sweet potato fries, and their tender inside with a crispy roasted caramelized outside will make these carrot fries melt in your mouth.
Carrots are an easy vegetable to make as a quick weeknight side dish, and you can serve these air fried roasted carrots with a variety of meats. These delicious vegetable fries are especially great when paired with air fryer ribeyes.
The air fryer makes the carrots extra crispy without excess oil or deep frying.
How to make carrot fries in the air fryer
This recipe makes cooking carrots in the air fryer a breeze!
The ingredients
- Carrots — carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A and a great source of fiber. While you can cook baby carrots in an air fryer, whole carrots would work better in this recipe so you can cut them into longer match sticks
- Olive oil — this healthy fat will pair well with this easy carrot side dish and help the carrots crisp up in the air fryer
- Salt and pepper — these classic seasonings will bring this carrot dish to life. You can also sprinkle some garlic powder on for an extra flavor pop!
The directions:
1. Wash and peel the carrots
2. Cut the carrots into matchsticks of approximately equal size (1/2 inch is a great width to aim for)
3. Toss the carrots with the olive oil, salt, and pepper
4. Set the air fryer for 12 minutes and a 400 degree temperature.
5. When the air fryer reaches temperature, arrange the carrots in the bottom, making sure they are evenly spread out.
6. Halfway through the cooking time (or when the air fryer indicates to ‘turn food’), shake the basket, flipping the carrot fries over.
7. Check the carrots as the time gets close to being up because the cooking time might vary slightly depending on the exact size of the carrot fries and the air fryer model.
Easy Air Fryer Carrot Fries
Ingredients
- 4 large carrots
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
Instructions
- Wash and peel four large carrots.
- After cutting off the ends, cut the carrots into matchsticks that are about 1/2 inch thick. Try to cut the matchsticks as uniformly as possible.
- Place the carrots in a bowl, and add the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss the carrots with a spoon or your hands to make sure they are evenly coated.
- Pre-heat the air fryer to 400 degrees, and set the timer for 12 minutes.
- After the air fryer reaches the temperature, place the carrots in the air fryer basket and shake to distribute the carrots evenly.
- At 6 minutes (or when the air fryer indicates to ‘turn food’), remove the air fryer basket and shake the carrots so that they flip over and get rearranged.
- After the time is up, pair with your favorite protein and add additional salt and pepper to taste