Avoid very thin carrot tips
Thin tips brown earlier than thick batons. Sort out uneven pieces instead of leaving them all in the basket for the same length.
Everyday cooking Recipe
Air fryer honey and thyme carrots
Carrot sticks are cooked with oil and thyme in the air fryer. Honey is distributed late so that it covers the soft carrots instead of becoming dark throughout the cooking time.
Total time
28 min
Calories
150 kcal
Servings
2 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Spread honey at the end
The sweetness should support the carrot taste and not lie on as a thick sticky layer. Batons one centimetre thick cook fairly uniformly; cut very thin tips better or remove them earlier. The basic amount is two generous vegetable side dishes. The nutritional values refer to the total amount of honey and oil used.
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Recipe
Air fryer honey and thyme carrots
Evenly cut carrots are roasted first. The thin honey glaze will only be added in the last minutes.
Ingredients
2 servings
Method
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1
Cut into batons
Cut carrots into about 6 cm long and 1 cm thick batons. Split very thick pieces lengthways so they are all a similar thickness.
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2
Season and begin roasting
Mix with oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Preheat for 3 minutes to 180 °C if necessary. Add carrots loosely into the basket and cook for 12 minutes at 180 °C, mix after 6 minutes.
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3
Add the honey
Pull out the basket and mix the carrots thoroughly with the honey. Put back in and cook for about 3 minutes. The glaze should shine, not black.
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4
Check tenderness
Check a thicker piece with the fork. Is it still hard, cook at 160 °C a little longer and control more often. Serve as two vegetable side dishes.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Air fryer honey and thyme carrots
Put the honey on the carrots
Do not pour the honey onto the empty hot base of the basket. Mix the batons outside the inserted device and then continue cooking.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Replace honey with the same amount of maple syrup and add late. So the side dish is prepared without honey.
Replace thyme with 1 g of finely chopped rosemary. Better avoid whole hard needles.
Nutrition per serving
150kcal
18.7 gCarbohydrates
1.8 gProtein
5.8 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Air fryer honey and thyme carrots
It can become too dark in prolonged heat. Here it only comes in the last three minutes; observe the color.
Very thin small carrots can work, but require a separate cooking test. The time of this recipe refers to about 1 cm thick batons.
The 400 g peeled carrots produce two vegetable side dishes. Meat, fish, cereals or other main components are not included.
Yes, use about a third of the fresh leaf and distribute with the oil. The basic calculation uses the specified fresh quantity.
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