These Air Fryer Carrots are perfectly seasoned with chopped garlic and rosemary and roasted for the perfect side dish. They are golden brown on the outside and tender on the inside.
Roasted air fryer carrots are the perfect side dish. They are so flavorful, savory and easy to make! They are done in less time than oven-roasted carrots, making them perfect for busy nights. Serve them with my Roasted Cornish Game Hens for a delicious meal.
These carrots are ideal for any night of the week but can also be served with Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas dinners!
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🌟Why You'll Love this Recipe
- Quick and easy recipe. These roasted garlic carrots are done in just 20 minutes. That's half the time of roasting them in the oven.
- Healthy side dish. This recipe only uses a few simple ingredients to make these carrots super flavorful but still nutritious!
- Customizable. Feel free to add more spices and fresh herbs or even parmesan to these carrots to customize them to your liking. Cooking time should remain the same.
🥘Ingredients
- Carrots. For 3-4 servings you will need 1 pound of whole carrots. You can use traditional orange carrots or tri-color carrots.
- Olive oil. I like cooking with extra virgin olive oil. You can also use avocado oil in this recipe.
- Garlic. I highly recommend using fresh garlic cloves to roast with the carrots. You can chop or mince the garlic.
See the recipe card below for quantities and remaining ingredients.
📖Substitutions & Variations
- Use tri-colored carrots to give yourself a beautiful and colorful side dish.
- Add some parmesan cheese to the carrots before or after cooking.
- Garlic powder will work in place of fresh garlic if you prefer it.
- Use thyme or oregano instead of rosemary.
- Make them sweet by adding some maple syrup or brown sugar. Or try my honey-roasted carrots!
🔪How to Make Air Fryer Carrots
Step 1: Peel and slice the carrots and place them into a large bowl. Season the carrots with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and rosemary. Mix everything to ensure the carrots are coated.
Step 2: Place carrots in a single layer in the air fryer basket or tray and cook until the carrots are softened and golden.
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All of my air fryer recipes are made using a NuWave air fryer. I've used both the basket style and the tray style.
💭Recipe FAQs
I prefer to cut carrots lengthwise into matchstick or French fry shaped pieces. You want all pieces to be of similar size so they cook evenly.
No- however, I prefer using a little bit of oil to help crisp up the food. Part of what makes these carrots great is their crispiness.
Yes, you can use baby carrots. However, large carrots taste better when air-fried and roasted so I don't recommend them for this recipe. If you do use baby carrots, the cook time may vary.
Yes! Prep the carrots the same way and then roast the carrots at 400 degrees F on a sheet pan for 25-35 minutes, flipping halfway through.
👩🏻🍳Chef Tips
- Make sure you know how your air fryer works, it may take less or more time to cook the carrots depending on your air fryer model. I recommend checking the carrots around the 10-minute mark.
- Don't overcrowd the air fryer. This will prevent the carrots from cooking evenly and properly.
- Carrots are done when they are tender and easily pierced with a fork. Cooking time can vary depending on the size of the carrots.
🥗Serving
Air-fried carrots are so good for you and they pair well with so many things including a virgin bloody mary drink or Easter brunch! Here are some main dishes to get you inspired.
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🥣Storage & Reheating
- The carrots will stay good in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or in the oven at 350 degrees F for 5-10 minutes.
- Freeze leftover air fryer carrots in a freezer-safe container or bag for about 3 months. Defrost in the fridge before reheating.
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Roasted Garlic Air Fryer Carrots
Ingredients
- 1 pound carrots
- 3 garlic cloves, diced or minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F.
- Peel and cut the carrots into matchsticks and add them to a large bowl.
- Dice or mince the garlic and add it to the bowl with the carrots.
- Season with olive oil, salt, black pepper and rosemary. Mix to coat the carrots.
- Add the carrots to the air fryer and cook for 15-20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Sarah's Tips
- Make sure you know how your air fryer works, it may take less or more time to cook the carrots depending on your air fryer model. I recommend checking the carrots around the 10-minute mark.
- Don't overcrowd the air fryer. This will prevent the carrots from cooking evenly and properly.
- Carrots are done when they are tender and easily pierced with a fork. Cooking time can vary depending on the size of the carrots.
- The carrots will stay good in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Reheat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or in the oven at 350 degrees F for 5-10 minutes.
- Freeze leftover air fryer carrots in a freezer-safe container or bag for about 3 months. Defrost in the fridge before reheating.
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Laurie says
This is the only way I eat carrots. These are the best carrots I've ever had, thank you so much for sharing!!