How to make air fryer carrot fries to crispy on the outside with a tender center recipe is here. Like Ninja Foodi French fries but healthier. These may become your all time favorite vegetable fries.
OMG these carrot fries were so yummy!! Have you tried this fun twist on french fries before? If you’d deep fried them this is so much better and healthier too. One of many air fryer recipes on our site.
Carrot Fries Recipe
I am sure you’d probably made air fryer carrots already. I mean that is super easy, cheap, and a no brainer. This one takes a bit more prep but boy are they worth it y’all. You can transition this normally crunchy veggie into something soft inside and just like if you made them with potatoes.
Yes we have frozen French fries in air fryer before. Let me tell you that if you haven’t done that yet it is a game changer. Totally tastes like you’d get them at the fair or a restaurant. Super crispy on the outside without any oil. But you don’t have to stop with just taters y’all.
If you are using the weight watchers diet you may want to find other ways to prepare things you can eat more of. Since these aren’t breaded they have very few calories but satisfy your craving for cheater foods. Get out your cutting board and try this as a quick snack or side dish with frozen chicken wings in air fryer tonight!
These are of course homemade fries but air fryer vegetables all at the same time which is even better. You can see here about the size they were cut. The thicker they are the longer they would take obviously.
Ingredient Notes
Carrots peeled and sliced into small sticks. I wouldn’t use baby carrots unless you cut them in half, that may take closer to 18 minutes.
All purpose flour will coat the outside to make them crispy, you can find flour alternatives of other kinds here if you need other choices.
Olive oil will crisp the outsides up and get the seasonings to stick well. If I don’t have this I will use avocado oil which has similar health benefits. You will want some in a spray form though for the end to get them more golden brown.
As for seasonings Salt is a given, I typically buy larger grained Kosher salt. Garlic powder and onion powder are a nice touch and Thyme is optional.
Parmesan cheese is a great addition but could be omitted for dairy free needs
Tips
I like them on the thinner side in general. If you wanted more like potato wedges you’d have to adjust the time quite a bit. Figure out what’s perfect for you and jot down the cook time that works for y’all.
Once you slice your veggies you want to roll in paper towels well to absorb as much moisture as possible. This is important so the oil will stick and they will become as crispy as possible. Then when you combine the coating you’ll just let them sit in a baggie with some olive oil to coat. Then dredge them in the flour mixture and lay inside the air fryer basket. Remember you don’t want them to overlap when you air fry.
Halfway thru it is important to flip each piece so it gets as crispy all the way around. Use tongs, don’t shake the basket or the coating on the outside will flake off.
When the time is up make sure you take a bite out of the thickest one. See if it is as tender as you’d like. If not then send them in on anther round for another 2 minutes or so and check again. You might want an additional sprinkle of salt and pepper too. I like to under-season just a bit at the beginning. You can always add more when done but can’t take it away if it’s a bit overboard.
Carrot Fries Air Fryer Recipe
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
- 1 Bowl
- 1 knife and cutting board
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs carrots, peeled and sliced into 1/4" sticks
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp thyme
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Put sliced carrots on paper towels to dry, roll up well to absorb all the moisture on the outsides. Pour into a baggie with oil and toss to coat.
- In a bowl or plate add flour, salt, garlic powder, thyme, onion powder and mix.
- Working one at a time, take out a carrot, roll around in flour mixture and then into the preheated air fryer basket that has been sprayed with non stick spray.
- Fill basket without overlapping pieces. Spray lightly with olive oil spray.
- Cook for 12 minutes flipping them over halfway through. Remove, season with sea salt and parmesan and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So good right??!! I mean pressure cooker carrots are pretty yummy but these have the CRUNCH!
What goes best with fries?
Your “fried” cooked carrots can be dipped in so many things really. I mean ketchup is simple but you can go way beyond that. Fry sauce is an easy one. Mayonnaise is a favorite for some people. Add Sriracha to make a simple spicy mayo. Try your roasted carrots with some with our bang bang shrimp sauce sometime. Here are a bunch of other dipping sauces you can choose from too.
If you wanted to make oven baked homemade fries in oven we have an easy recipes for those style too.
Ninja Foodi Option
You can use any brand of machine you might have. I make these as Ninja Foodi recipes all the time, in a Cosori and an AirWave too. They all work the same but some have larger baskets and the foodi uses the lid that is attached. We will explain how to cook carrots this way in the recipe card above.
How do you make crispy food without frying it? Make it as a Cosori air fryer recipe or other brand y’all! Seriously though, I am totally obsessed and should have bought one WAY earlier than I did. From cauliflower, to broccoli and now this orange veggie they get everything crunchy (but still tender in the middle). NO more deep frying and submerging in oil. You’ll just want to buy olive oil spray in bulk for ALL THE THINGS.
Are fried carrots healthy?
If you make them in an air fryer they are!! You can really lightly bread them, or really cake it on. Either way they taste very similar to sweet potato fries really. With a bit of sweetness they’re a close second favorite from our sweet potato chips.
