Making air fryer carrots is fast, easy, and truly delicious. Make them sweet or savory and serve them with just about anything.

Sweet or savory air fryer carrots – I really could not say which version I like best. I make rainbow or simple roasted carrots very often, but ever since discovering these air fried version I gave up heating up my oven just for making carrots.

What do you need?

Sweet carrots:

Honey
Unsalted butter
Cinnamon

Variations:

Use 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar or 2 tablespoons maple syrup instead of honey.
Add some grated garlic or a little garlic powder.

Savory carrots:

Olive oil
Sweet paprika (hot or smoked would be great as well)
Garlic powder
Salt and pepper
Some fresh parsley

Variations:

Add cayenne pepper or red chili flakes for a really spicy side dish.
Add dried herbs like oregano, rosemary or thyme.

carrots cut at an angle and two bowls with sweet and savory carrots

How to make air fried carrots?

All air fryer recipes are incredibly simple and this one is no exception.

Prepare the vegetables. Peel them and cut them at an angle or into even sticks. Place them in a bowl. Separate bowls, of course, if you are making both versions.
Add the butter/olive oil and spices. Mix well to coat.
Preheat the air fryer, if necessary. Some don’t need this step, mine does. The preheating step is so-to-say integrated, I press a button and the fryer preheats to 190 degrees Celsius/ 370 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 minutes.
Place in in the basket.
Cook for 8 minutes.
Toss well and cook for further 6-7 minutes until they are done to your liking.
If your slices are larger, they might need a few minutes more. Just check, they should be fork-tender.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

sweet and savory spiced carrot pieces in the basket of an air fryer

two bowls with sweet and savory carrot pieces

Tips

You can use regular, baby (no need to chop) or rainbow carrots (really pretty).
Cut them evenly, so that they are all cooked at the same time.
The exact cooking time depends on the size (thickness) of the carrots. If they are larger, it might take up to 20 minutes.
Also, the cooking time depends on how many carrots you have in the basket if you have more it might take longer. If you have less, check sooner.