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Air Fryer Carrots (Sweet & Spicy)

Total Time
52 min
19m prep · 33m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

These air fryer carrots are tossed in a honey-butter sauce that's flavored with orange and cardamon. They're tender, delicious, and can be on your table in less than half an hour.

Ingredients

  • 1 serving cooking spray
  • 1 tablespoon butter , melted
  • 1 tablespoon hot honey , such as Mike's Hot Honey®
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 0.5 pounds baby carrots
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the basket with nonstick spray.

  3. 3

    Combine butter, honey, orange zest, and cardamom in a bowl. Transfer 1 tablespoon of the sauce to a separate bowl and set aside.

  4. 4

    Add carrots to remaining sauce and toss to coat. Place carrots in the air fryer basket.

  5. 5

    Cook in the preheated air fryer, tossing every 7 minutes, until carrots are roasted and fork-tender, about 15 to 22 minutes.

  6. 6

    Mix orange juice with reserved honey-butter sauce. Toss with cooked carrots until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts

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