📋Air Fryer Carrot Fries Recipe

carrot fry being dipped into dip over a plate of more carrot fries

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📋Air Fryer Carrot Fries Recipe

These Air Fryer Carrot Fries (with Spicy Mayo Dip) are an easy, healthy, fun, and delicious way to eat carrots and a great alternative to traditional fries. They make delicious side dish or healthy snack!

Course Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American, Canadian, North American

Keyword air fryer, carrot, french fries, fries

Special Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 195kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

3 lbs regular carrots *I do NOT recommend using baby carrots
5 seconds of spray oil * I use avocado or canola
¾ tablespoon dried parsley
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ black pepper

Dip

¼ cup chipotle sauce
⅓ cup mayonnaise * I use Hellman's ½ the fat (use ½ cup if you like it less spicy)

Garnish

lime wedges

US Customary - Metric

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Instructions

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Prep: Peel and cut carrots in half.
Cut into fries with a french fry cutter/chipper. *If you don't have a chipper, you can use a knife, but be very careful because carrots are hard to cut through.
Spray the bottom drawer of the air fryer or air fryer basket, depending on the type of air fryer you have.
Spray a few squirts (up to 5) of cooking oil spray on top of the fries.
Sprinkle half of the salt, pepper and parsley on the raw fries. Air fry at 390 degrees F (198 degrees F) for 15 minutes. *Use match cook if you're using a 2 drawer Ninja Foodi
When done, shake, spray again (2 squirts or so) and add the remaining parsley, salt and pepper. Cook for 12-15 more minutes. (total of 27-30 minutes - 30 was perfect for me)
Mix Chipotle sauce and mayonnaise together.
Serve this spicy mayo dip with carrot fries.

Notes

TOP TIP:

Spray your carrot fries (and anything you put in the air fryer) with a light spray of cooking oil, but do NOT use an aerosol cooking spray with propellants (like Pam). This can cause damage to the surface of your air fryer and cause the coating to flake off and potentially onto your food. *The label will tell you whether it has propellants or not

TO BAKE:

*Use 3 tablespoons of olive oil instead of cooking oil spray.

Preheat oven temperature to 450 degrees F (232 degrees C). (with baking sheet inside)
Place cut, raw carrot fries in a large bowl, add olive oil, salt, pepper, and parsley, then toss to coat.
Remove baking sheet (wearing oven mitts). Spread carrot fries on preheated baking sheet, in a single layer.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until slightly crisp and cooked through (a fork can easily go through)
If they are still not crisp enough on top for your liking (and you like crispier fries), but they're browned on the bottom and cooked through, then turn the oven up to broil (500 degrees F) and cook for about 2 more minutes, keeping a close eye on them to ensure they don't burn

STORAGE:

Store these easy air fryer carrot fries in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Store the dip separately, in a sealed container in the fridge.

You can make these in advance and freeze them in a single layer (or cut them with the chipper and freeze them later).

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