Air Fryer Carrot Fries Recipe

How to make air fryer carrot fries! Crispy on the outside with a tender center like French fries in air fryer but healthier. These may become your all time favorite vegetable fries.

Homemade Carrot Fries

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.

Air Fryer Carrot Fries WW

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 chicken wings 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.

I like them on the thinner side in general. If you wanted more like air fryer 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.

Ninja Air Fryer Carrot Fries

You can use any brand of machine you might have. I have a Foodi, Cosori and an AirWave too. They all work the same but some have larger baskets. That would mean you could air fry more at the same time.

How do you make crispy food without frying it?

You use your Cosori air fryer 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 this 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.

Carrot Fries in Air Fryer

The outside “breading” is rather simple. Of course you can add any other seasonings to this easy carrot recipe you love but this is what was used for this batch you see here:

1. 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.
2. All purpose flour
3. Olive oil
4. Salt is a given, I typically buy larger grained Kosher salt
5. Garlic and onion powder
6. Thyme
7. Parmesan cheese is a great addition but could be omitted for dairy free needs

When done 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.

How to Make French Fries with Carrots

Once 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.

1. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F for 5 minutes. Slice thin and then put carrot sticks on a few paper towels to dry them well. Then put into a baggie with oil and toss to coat.
2. In a shallow bowl or plate add flour, salt, garlic powder, thyme, onion powder and mix. If you want other seasonings toss them in now too.
3. Working one at a time, take out a carrot, roll around in flour mixture and then into air fryer basket that has been sprayed with non stick spray.
4. Fill basket without overlapping pieces. Spray lightly with olive oil spray.
5. Cook for 12 – 15 minutes (depending on how thick they are) flipping them over halfway through. Remove, season with sea salt and parmesan.
6. Serve with dipping sauces with a hamburger and enjoy!

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.

1. Fry sauce is an easy one
2. Mayonnaise is a favorite for some people. Add Sriracha to make a simple spicy mayo.
3. Try your roasted carrots with some with our bang bang sauce sometime
4. Here are a bunch of other dipping sauces you can choose from too.

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. If you wanted to make oven baked homemade french fries we have an easy recipes for those style too.