air fried roasted garlic heads on a piece of parchment paper

5 from 27 votes

Air Fryer Roasted Garlic

Make roasted garlic in less than 20 minutes with this easy Air Fryer Roasted Garlic recipe. Use these whole roasted garlic heads in just about any recipe requiring fresh, roasted, or minced garlic cloves.

Cook Time15

Cooling5

Total Time20

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Kosher, Low Fat

Servings:

Calories: 9kcal

Author: Davinah

Equipment

Ninja Foodi
Foil enough to wrap each garlic head

Ingredients

3 head Garlic
3 tsp Olive Oil
⅜ tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt optional, this is about a dash of sea salt per garlic head
⅜ tsp Black Pepper optional, this is about a dash of black pepper per garlic head

Instructions

Use a sharp knife to cut the tops off your heads of garlic. You want to expose the tops of the garlic cloves.
Place each garlic bulb in the center of a piece of foil. Top the whole garlic head with olive oil, sea salt and black pepper
Pull up the sides of the foil and close the foil around the bulb to create a bit of a foil packet
Air Fry the closed packet for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees. Please see the blog post for how the garlic turns out depending on the time chosen.
Turn off the air fryer and allow the packet to cool for about 5 minutes (or when it's cool to the touch)

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Notes

Adjust the time for more garlic: One bulb usually takes 15–16 minutes; 3–4 bulbs may need 18–20 minutes, depending on size.
Use as a garlic swap: Replace fresh, minced, or whole garlic cloves with roasted garlic for a softer, sweeter flavor.
Cool before opening: Let the foil packet rest for about 5 minutes before handling.
Add herbs: Tuck in fresh thyme, rosemary, or sage before sealing the foil packet.

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