These air fryer brussel sprouts with parmesan and garlic honey butter are quick, easy, and absolutely delicious. The sweet honey and salty parmesan make these air fried brussels a guaranteed hit!
Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts with Parmesan and Garlic Honey Butter Sauce
This air fryer brussel sprouts recipe is easy and delicious. Brussel sprouts are slightly bitter, which means they go well with sweet and salty flavors, and some fat too. This air fried brussels sprouts recipe has all of that. The sweetness of the honey and the saltiness of the parmesan play well with the flavor of brussels. The butter adds some fat for a pleasant mouth feel and some additional flavor as well.
Cooking Brussel Sprouts in Air Fryer
Cooking brussel sprouts in the air fryer couldn’t be simpler. The goal is to get the brussels to a nice golden brown on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. First, trim the brussels sprouts by cutting off the end of the stem. Then cut in half lengthwise. Toss brussel sprouts with salt and olive oil. Cook brussel sprouts in air fryer at 400 deg. for about 15 – 20 minutes. Shake about every six minutes or so to redistribute brussel sprouts in the fryer basket, and keep the brussels in a relatively even layer in the basket.
Garlic Honey Butter Sauce
The garlic honey butter sauce is simple to make and can be prepared while the brussel sprouts in air fryer are cooking. Heat up the honey in a pan and add minced or grated garlic paste. Cook for a few minutes. Turn off the heat, and whisk in the butter one tablespoon at a time. Once the butter is emulsified in the honey, the sauce is done. Simply heat back up when needed to increase the fluidity of the sauce. A honey butter sauce can be used in many dishes, such as this butternut squash dish with ginger garlic honey butter.
Making the garlic honey butter sauce
Putting It All Together
When the air fried brussel sprouts are finished cooking, place in a large mixing bowl and add the garlic honey butter sauce. Mix thoroughly. Serve immediately and top with a generous amount of parmesan cheese.
If you don’t have an air fryer, you can do this same recipe but cook the brussels in the oven. Here are some recipes that explain how to cook brussels in an oven:
Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Bacon
Roasted Brussels With Garlic and Parmesan
Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts with Parmesan and Garlic Honey Butter Sauce
Equipment
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 lb Brussel sprouts, trimmed and halved First, cut off the very end of the stem for each brussel. Then cut in half lengthwise.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 clove garlic, minced or grated to a paste
- 0.25 cup honey
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 0.5 cup shredded parmesan
Instructions
- COOK BRUSSELS: Heat up air fryer at 390 deg. F for five minutes. Toss brussel sprouts with olive oil and salt. Put brussels into air fryer basket such that they form an even layer. Put into air fryer for about 15-20 minutes.. Shake the basket about every six minutes to redistribute brussel sprouts. Air fried brussel sprouts are finished when they have turned brown on the outside and are tender inside.
- MAKE GARLIC HONEY BUTTER SAUCE: While brussel sprouts are cooking, heat up honey on stove. Mix in garlic paste and cook for about two minutes. Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter one tablespoon at a time.
- FINISH: When brussel sprouts are finished cooking, toss them with the honey butter sauce in a large mixing bowl. Serve immediately topped with parmesan cheese.
The garlic honey butter was really tasty 😋
Yes that sauce is a winner