Honey Roasted Carrots Air Fryer

What’s not to love about this honey roasted carrots air fryer recipe? Carrots are roasted in the air fryer without a par boil, the carrots cook fast, then they are loaded with a honey glaze before the final air fry.

This air fryer carrots recipe is perfect for any season and ideal for busy weeknights when you want a veggie recipe that will give you the wow factor.

Air Fryer Roast Carrots

I love carrots and as a kid would always have them raw, skin still on, just washed under a tap, at my late grandad’s allotment.

Many years later, I still adore carrots but instead I air fry them.

They can be cut small to add to a one pot dinner, or into sticks for air fryer carrot fries, or cubed if you prefer them like that, though my ultimate go to is air fryer roast carrots with some honey.

Honey roast carrots in air fryer are then cooked in two stages. Stage 1 to soften the carrots and stage 2 with the honey glaze added. Though of course if you just want some traditional roasted carrots and no honey, you can do just that.

Can You Cook Carrots In An Air Fryer?

Yes, you sure can cook carrots in the air fryer and they taste delicious. Also like I have already mentioned, can be done in a variety of different ways. You just need to master the air fryer carrots cook time and you are all set.

But don’t worry you don’t have to do that, as we have tested the cook times for you already!

Can You Do Honey Roasted Carrots In Air Fryer?

Yes, you sure can cook honey roast carrots in air fryer and you will love them. You start by air frying carrots until almost done, then coat in a delicious honey glaze and then finish the air frying. Don’t add the honey too soon of course as it will make your carrots look burnt.

Can You Cook Raw Veg In An Air Fryer?

Yes, you sure can cook raw veg in an air fryer and you will love it. Think of the air fryer as a quicker oven that uses a lot less oil. The veg you would normally cook in the oven that is raw can also be cooked raw in the air fryer.

Do You Need Oil In An Air Fryer For Vegetables?

Yes, you do need oil in the air fryer for vegetables, unless you are just using the air fryer to defrost them. For example, when we cook air fryer frozen cauliflower, because of its water level, we only add oil to them to crisp them up. But to cook them no oil is used.

Just like if you were cooking vegetables in the oven you wouldn’t bake them in the oven without any fats.

Is It Better To Roast Vegetables In The Air Fryer Or The Oven?

I much prefer to roast vegetables in the air fryer than the oven and have not roasted veggies in the oven for years – simply because the air fryer does a better job.

The air fryer roasted vegetables needs a lot less oil, often cooks in half the time and of course, perfect for when you are just feeding one.

What Are Roast Carrots In Air Fryer Like?

AMAZING. I just want to shout at you and say how amazing carrots in air fryer are, because they are one of the best vegetable side dishes that your air fryer can make for you.

They are like roasted carrots in the oven, but with less calories because you don’t need as much oil and certainly don’t need any butter or lard.

When we cook carrots in the air fryer, we always comment about how organic the carrots taste afterwards, even though we haven’t used organic carrots in the recipe. They just have such an amazing flavour.

Air Fryer Roasted Carrots

You can cook air fryer roasted carrots, just like you would in the oven, just using the air fryer basket instead, or the top shelf of the air fryer oven.

So how would you normally have your roasted carrots? As you can convert that favourite recipe to the air fryer.

For example:

• Air Fryer Roasted Carrots With Honey – My all time favourite way to enjoy carrots. I will mix extra virgin olive oil, honey, garlic and parsley. Then toss the carrots in the honey glaze before cooking and then add a little extra after cooking.
• Air Fryer Maple Glazed Carrots – I will do the exact same thing as I do with honey glazed carrots but swap the honey for maple. Ideal for if you follow a vegan diet.
• Air Fryer Balsamic Carrots – If you want to make carrots that are oil free, I recommend subbing extra virgin olive oil for balsamic vinegar. It makes a delicious glaze on the carrots, and you will want seconds.

How To Make Honey Roasted Carrots In Air Fryer?

If you imagine how you cook roasted carrots in the oven and imagine your baking tray is your air fryer basket.

The carrots are tossed in a seasoning first and then loaded into the air fryer basket. You then cook your air fryer carrots at two different temperatures.

The first will slowly cook the carrots and the other will make the carrots crispy.

As Featured In The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook

When we were making our first air fryer cookbook (late 2022) we decided that we needed the best of the best air fryer veggies. The ones we all get the most excited about.

These air fryer roasted carrots had to be included and they looked so good for photographs and if you are looking for a great air fryer cookbook with everyday recipes then order below.

Air Fryer Carrots Honey Ingredients

Carrots – 6 medium or large carrots will be perfect for this recipe. Because we cut them diagonally it makes them quicker cooking and doesn’t add extra cooking time regardless of them being medium or large carrots.

Oil – To roast carrots in air fryer you need a little extra virgin olive oil to stop them drying out. We recommend olive oil over vegetable oil or avocado oil as cooks better in the air fryer.

Seasoning – We are keeping the seasoning simple, then you don’t have a million ingredients to get out before making these air fryer carrots. Salt, pepper, and dried thyme is all you need. Though if you don’t have any thyme in, you can swap for rosemary or parsley.  

Honey – Then to complete your roasted carrots in air fryer we are tossing them in some honey. Its easier to do if you use a bowl and then transfer the carrots back to the air fryer.

Can You Recommend An Air Fryer?

I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them. But if you would rather have a dual air fryer we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.

How To Roast Carrots In Air Fryer?

• Prep. Start by peeling your carrots, top and tailing and then slicing them diagonally into bite sized chunks. Or you can go larger, but they will need the cooking time adjusting.
• Bowl. Place the prepared carrots into a mixing bowl with salt, pepper, thyme and olive oil. Mix well with your hands and then transfer to the air fryer basket.
• Cook. Air fry roast carrots for 25 minutes at 160c/320f or until fork tender.
• Glaze. Tip the carrots back into your mixing bowl, add the honey and use a wooden spoon to mix.
• Cook. Place the honey glazed carrots back into the air fryer basket and air fry for a further 5 minutes at the increased temperature of 200c/400f.

Now that is how simple it is to make honey glazed carrots in air fryer and now it’s your turn!

How Long To Cook Carrots In Air Fryer?

Roasting carrots in air fryer takes 30 minutes. You have the initial 25 minutes cooking time for the carrots and getting them to the point of fork tender.

Then an extra 5 minutes to transform them into air fryer honey roasted carrots.

Sam & Doms Top Tips For Success

It’s all about cooking carrots in air fryer at a lower temperature but for longer. This produces the best carrots, and they are well worth the wait.

Save your bowl to avoid extra washing up. Use the same bowl to mix in the honey as you did to mix the oil and seasoning.

Plus, if you love carrots here are a few more: instant pot carrots, instant pot potatoes and carrots, microwave carrots, air fryer potatoes and carrots, or air fryer carrot cake.

This honey roasted carrots air fryer recipe is an updated post and last updated in 2021.

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