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air fryer carrots close up view of cooked carrots with brown sugar and garnish

Maple Glazed Air Fryer Carrots

Jenni Cole
Easy air fryer baby carrots in a maple brown sugar glaze makes a quick and yummy side dish. It's simple to make this sugar-free or dairy-free if you'd prefer to lighten it up!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Healthy Air Fryer Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 138 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb baby carrots
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar or coconut sugar or golden monkfruit
  • 2 tablespoon maple syrup or sugar-free option
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the air fryer to 380F.
  • Line the air fryer with parchment paper or foil.
  • Add the baby carrots and cook the unseasoned carrots for 10 mins. Stir or shake.
  • Sprinkle with brown sugar, sea salt, maple syrup, and dot with butter and combine.
  • Continue cooking for about 8-10 more minutes until cooked through.
  • Remove and transfer to a bowl. Drizzle with more maple syrup if desired, and season with additional salt to taste. Sprinkle with parsley or thyme for added color.

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Notes

You can buy air fryer parchment paper rounds or squares for your air fryer model instead of cutting your own. Make sure to line the air fryer to keep the sauce from dripping through to the bottom of your unit.
For a variation, you can use honey instead of maple syrup, or skip the sweetener and just add oil, herbs like dill, and salt and pepper. For a lighter recipe with no oil, skip the added fat and just use maple syrup (or honey) and brown sugar to coat the carrots.
We used baby carrots but you could use thick carrot slices instead.
It's easy to roast other types of vegetables in the air fryer at the same time as the baby carrots. Great options include potatoes, parsnips, sweet potatoes, broccoli, zucchini, onions, green beans, and asparagus.
For a sugar-free recipe swap the brown sugar for coconut sugar, Swerve golden erythritol or Lakanto monkfruit.
To make the recipe dairy free, use a mild oil in place of the butter or use a vegan butter substitute.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 282mgFiber: 3gSugar: 17g
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