Description
These tender and roasted carrots cooked in the air fryer can be on your table in less than half an hour. Tossed in a honey-butter sauce and sprinkled with your choice of fresh basil, chives, or just salt and pepper.
Ingredients
- 1 serving cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon hot honey (such as Mike’s Hot Honey®)
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ pound baby carrots
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the basket with nonstick spray.
- Combine butter
- honey
- orange zest
- and cardamom in a bowl. Transfer 1 tablespoon of the sauce to a separate bowl and set aside. Add carrots to remaining sauce and toss to coat. Place carrots in the air fryer basket.
- Cook in the preheated air fryer
- tossing every 7 minutes
- until carrots are roasted and fork-tender
- about 15 to 22 minutes.
- Mix orange juice with reserved honey-butter sauce. Toss with cooked carrots until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 2