Low Carb Air Fryer Avocado Fries
You may not always think of avocados as a low-carb food but with this recipe for air fryer avocado fries, you can make it work. This is a next-level snack akin to our recipe for zucchini fries. You can enjoy snacking on something that might remind your palate of fries but without all of the unnecessary carbs.
Avocado Fries in the Air Fryer
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We had a bowl full of avocados that were likely to ripen before we could use them all. The night before, we had used our air fryer for dinner, so it was still out on the counter. That’s when I had the idea: what if I breaded the avocados with almond flour and panko breadcrumbs — my favorite — and popped them into the air fryer? I did and it proved that avocados, something you might have only thought about using as a garnish in an open-faced omelet or another dish, can stand on their own as a low-carb snack or dinner side.
Ingredients
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 cup soy milk or dairy milk
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Step-by-Step Instructions
Halve the avocados, remove the pits and peel. Slice each half into 8 wedges, depending on size, ensuring they’re thick enough to hold up during cooking.
Set up three separate bowls to create a dredging assembly line. Add flour to the first bowl, pour soy milk into the second bowl, and combine panko breadcrumbs with salt and pepper in the third bowl.
Begin by coating each avocado slice in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Next, dip it into the soy milk, ensuring full coverage. Finally, coat the avocado slice thoroughly with the panko breadcrumbs, pressing gently to ensure they adhere well.
Place the breaded avocado slices in a single layer in the air fryer basket. You don’t want any of them to overlap or they might not cook fully. Depending on the air fryer size, you may need to cook in batches. I have the Instant Pot Vortex Plus 6QT XL Air Fryer, which has a large, square basket. I was able to fit my entire batch in the basket at once. Cook at 400 F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and crispy.
Enjoy the avocado fries immediately while hot and crispy.
Notes
To make these low carb air fryer avocado fries even lower in carbs you can swap out the panko breadcrumbs for grated parmesan cheese. That alone will save you about 6 grams of carbs per serving.
Make sure you don’t let your avocados get too ripe before making this recipe. The last time I made them, my avocados were perfect for making guacamole or mashing on top of toast. However, they were almost too soft to slice and, as I was going through the dredging process, a few started to fall apart.
When dredging the avocado slices, you can go through the three steps piece by piece instead of doing all the pieces at once.
Substitute soy milk for dairy milk? Now the recipe is vegan.
Substitute almond flour and regular panko breadcrumbs and use gluten-free panko instead? Now the recipe is gluten free.
Even though the recipe says salt to taste, I would go a little heavy handed on the salt. Maybe even add one-quarter or one-half teaspoon to the panko breadcrumbs mix to ensure the fries are salty enough.
Low Carb Air Fryer Avocado Fries
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 avocados
- 1/2 cup soy milk or dairy milk
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Halve the avocados, remove the pits and peel. Slice each half into 8 wedges, depending on size, ensuring they're thick enough to hold up during cooking.
- Set up three separate bowls so you can have a dredging assembly line. Add flour to the first bowl. Pour the soy milk into another bowl. Combine the panko breadcrumbs with salt and pepper in a third bowl.
- Start by coating each avocado slice in the flour mixture, shaking off excess.
- Dip next into the soy milk, ensuring full coverage.
- Finally, coat thoroughly with the panko breadcrumbs, pressing gently to adhere.
- Place the breaded avocado slices in a single layer in the air fryer basket, avoiding overlap.
- Cook at 400 F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown and crispy, flipping halfway through the cooking time to ensure even crisping.
- Enjoy the avocado fries immediately while hot and crispy, with your choice of dipping sauce.