Air fryer honey and cumin carrots
Tender carrot batons glazed with a little honey near the end of cooking and seasoned with cumin and lemon. An easy side for two.
Air Fry
Mode
180 °C
Temperature
20 min
Cooking
129 kcal
Per serving
For the recipe and finishing
Fiber
5.9g
Protein
1.7g
Carbs
16.8g
Fat
5.1g
Instructions
1.
Cut the carrots into batons 1 cm thick and 6 cm long.
Preheat the empty basket for 3 minutes at 180 °C in Air Fry mode according to the manual.2.
Toss with the oil, cumin and salt.
Spread in a basket at least 20 × 20 cm without piling them up; split into batches if necessary.3.
Cook at 180 °C for 13–17 minutes, tossing after 8 minutes.
Meanwhile mix the honey and lemon juice.4.
Coat the carrots with the honey-lemon mixture and cook for 3 more minutes, making 16–20 minutes per batch in total.
A knife should pass easily through the centre and the honey should remain golden.
Serve straight away.
Tips from Atelier Airfryer
A tip for better texture
Add the honey only at the end: cooking with the glaze from the start can burn it before the carrots become tender.
Blanching for more tender carrots
For a softer texture, blanch the 1 cm thick batons in a saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes, timing from when the water returns to the boil.
They should remain firm in the centre.
Drain thoroughly, let the steam escape and pat dry with a clean tea towel before adding the oil, cumin and salt.
Then air fry at 180 °C in one layer, tossing halfway and checking from 8 minutes.
Continue in 2-minute increments until a knife tip slides in easily, then add the honey-lemon mixture for the final 3 minutes.
Blanching shortens the air frying time: do not automatically use the 16–20 minutes given for raw carrots.
The displayed times and nutrition refer to the main method without blanching; this variation adds bringing the water to the boil, 3 minutes of blanching, draining and drying.
Adjusting batches
The displayed 20 minutes cover one batch; allow 16–20 minutes at 180 °C depending on your appliance.
The 3-minute preheat is included in preparation time.
If the basket is too small, repeat cooking without stacking the food.
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Turn the pieces without scratching the coating using Silicone tongs.
More cooking ideas
See our cooking chart to adjust timings for your appliance, the air fryer comparison to choose a basket size, and try Roasted vegetables in the air fryer.
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