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Get ready to amp up the flavors in your favorite dishes with this Air Fryer roasted garlic recipe.
Garlic cloves get golden brown, slightly sweet and smoky in the Air Fryer, and can jazz up anything from salad dressings and guacamole to your classic mashed potatoes and Air Fryer garlic bread. Best of all, it takes only 5 minutes of prep time put this together.
Picture this- a perfectly cooked Air Fryer steak, topped with a pat of butter and some soft air fried roasted garlic- it’s a combination you just won’t be able to get enough of.
Roasted garlic can be put to use in SO many ways- I’ve used it for my Air Fryer garlic knots and even for my Air Fryer garlic butter shrimp recipe, but yes, doing it in the oven can take way too long.
So of course, I HAD to try an air fried version of it too.
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✨ Flavor: Smoky, savory and delish!
⏱️ Prep time: 5 minutes.
🔥 Cook time: 20 minutes.
⏲️ Total time: 25 minutes.
👥 Servings: 1 serving.
🥄 Tools: Air Fryer, chopping board, knife and kitchen foil.
❄️ Freezer friendly: Yes.
👩🏻🍳 Tip: Make sure each garlic clove is slightly exposed when you’ve sliced off the top of the garlic bulb.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Adding roasted garlic into your pasta dishes or sauces is a great way to add that extra burst of flavor.
- Air frying makes garlic cloves soft and creamy, which makes them really easy to use. You can top them over some Air Fryer tomatoes or even some Air Fryer roasted potatoes.
- It takes just 5 minutes of hands-on prep time to make.
Recipe Ingredients
- Heads of garlic: The star of the show- make sure you pick garlic heads that are roughly the same size as each other.
- Oil: Extra virgin olive oil works best!
See recipe card for quantities.
Variations
- You can add herbs like rosemary or thyme in addition to the olive oil to lend some extra flavor to the roasted garlic.
- You can also season the garlic with some red pepper flakes or Parmesan cheese if you want to. Just make sure you add it towards the final 10 minutes of air frying time.
How to Make Air Fryer Roasted Garlic
- Carefully slice off the top of the garlic head using a sharp knife.
- Place the fresh garlic head on a piece of aluminum foil.
- Drizzle olive oil all around the garlic bulb and gently pull all the edges of the foil over it, sealing all the exposed parts.
- Transfer to the Air Fryer basket and air fry at 380 F for 20-25 minutes, until the garlic softens and is golden brown.
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Serving Ideas & Suggestions
Your air fried roasted garlic can be put to use in so many ways. I love to use it as a topping over my Air Fryer loaded baked potato and Air Fryer ribeye steak.
I also love mixing it into some cream cheese and slathering it on my Air Fryer two ingredient dough bagel. Sometimes, I also like to use it to add flavor to my Air Fryer frozen green beans or almost any other veggie side for that matter.
Recipe Tips & Tricks
- Let garlic cool slightly before removing individual garlic cloves. The best way to remove each clove of garlic is to gently squeeze top of bulb and they will easily slide out of garlic bulb.
- The size, age and type of garlic you’re using matters, and can affect the cooking time too. It usually takes anywhere between 18-25 minutes for the garlic bulbs to be nice and roasted.
- Just like when you’re cooking Air Fryer onions or almost anything else, make sure you don’t overcrowd the basket, and leave room for the hot air to flow throughout.
- To enhance the flavors of the roasted garlic, you can also season the bulbs with some salt and pepper before you air fry them.
Recipe FAQs
You can refrigerate any extra roasted garlic that you may have in a sealed airtight container for up to 3 days.
Absolutely! Let them cool down completely and transfer them to a Ziploc bag or a freezer safe container and freeze for up to 3 months.
You can! Just drizzle cloves in oil, and then place in the Air Fryer directly or in a baking dish or ramekin and air fry for 10-15 minutes. They might not get as soft as when wrapped in foil though.
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Air Fryer Roasted Garlic
Equipment
- 1 Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 garlic bulb
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- On a cutting board with a sharp knife carefully slice off the head of the garlic bulb.
- Place the fresh garlic head on a piece of aluminum foil.
- Use a pastry brush to coat the entire bulb of garlic with olive oil or drizzle olive oil over bulb and gently roll bulb of garlic in aluminum foil to cover bulb evenly.
- Wrap foil to seal all exposed parts of bulb.
- Air fry at 380 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, air fry until garlic softens and is golden brown.
- Allow garlic to cool prior to removing individual garlic cloves. The best way to remove each clove of garlic is to gently squeeze top of bulb and they will easily slide out of garlic bulb.
Notes
- Make sure each garlic clove is slightly cut and exposed when you slice off the top.
- Avoid overcrowding the Air Fryer basket.
- Keep an eye on the garlic at the 18-20 minute mark to check for golden brown caramelization and doneness.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
