Keto Onion Rings | Easy Low Carb Air Fryer Recipe

Crispy onion rings make an amazing side dish – but are onion rings keto?

When looking at carbs in onion rings in a Red Robin onion ring tower (171 carbs total), plus the onion rings calories (1,890 calories for only 13 rings – yikes) – the answer is no! Also, traditional onion rings are fried in vegetable oil. All added up, this makes fried onion rings a no-no on a keto diet.

Since I don’t want to be all gloom and doom, allow me to share some good news. When you make homemade keto onion rings, you can enjoy healthy onion rings without worrying about the massive amount of carbs and calories in fried onion rings.

 

Are Onion Rings Healthy?

Even though regular rings start with a vegetable as the base, most pre packaged versions contain bad-for-you ingredients, like soybean oil and canola oil. Plus, a traditional onion ring recipe is made from bread crumbs and regular all purpose flour – which makes even homemade baked onion rings a less than stellar choice.

When you make keto air fryer onion rings with a crust made from almond flour and spices – now you’re onto something.

 

Low Carb Homemade Onion Rings Ingredients

The star of this low carb recipe is a large sweet onion, cut into onion slices. You’ll also need heavy whipping cream and an egg to mix together for the egg wash.

This air fryer onion rings recipe has a crispy crust made up of almond flour and spices. The spices used for air fryer onion strings include paprika, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and onion powder.

If you have an almond flour allergy, you can substitute another low carb flour like coconut flour. Either way, this air fryer onion rings no breadcrumbs recipe makes delicious air fryer onions.

While that’s everything you need for an onion rings air fryer recipe, you can easily turn this gluten free onion rings air fryer recipe into pan fried onion rings by frying them in coconut oil.

 

How to Make Onion Rings in an Air Fryer

First, let’s talk about the prep work involved in making thin onion rings in air fryer.

How to cut onion rings:

Start by peeling the onion. Next, slice the onions into 1/2 inch thin strips.

To accomplish this, first chop off the ends. Then hold the onion on the roundest part and carefully cut onion rings. Using a sharp knife makes this part easy. Check out the video below for how to cut an onion into rings for a visual.

Then set the sliced onions aside.

 

Prepare the Egg Wash and Onion Ring Batter:

Next, beat the heavy cream and egg together in a shallow bowl and set aside.

Then, add the almond flour and spices into a mixing bowl. Use a fork to stir the flour mixture together until it is well combined.

Once mixed, spread the onion ring mix onto a cookie sheet and flatten it into a thin layer with your hands.

 

Set Up Onion Dipping Station:

Once everything is prepped, preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F. Then line the air fryer basked with perforated parchment paper.

Prepare your dipping station by lining up the sliced onions, egg wash, onion ring batter, and lined air fryer basket. Keep a paper towel nearby since this next part gets messy.

 

How to Air Fry Onion Rings

Once everything is prepped and lined up, start by using one hand to dip the sliced onions into the beaten egg mixture. Dip the cut onion rings one at a time, and start with the largest onions first. Be sure to fully coat each onion slice with the egg mixture.

Once coated, shake the onion to release any excess egg. Then dip the egg soaked onion into the flattened almond flour spice mix. It’s important that the flour mix is very flat, as it will start to get clumpy if too many rings are dipped into the same spot.

After coating both sides of the onion, add the dipped onions in a single layer into the lined air fryer basket. Repeat with the remaining onions until the air fryer basket is full.

While you don’t want to double up the onion strings in the air fryer basket, you can place smaller onion rings inside the larger rings as long as they’re not touching.

 

How Long to Air Fry Onion Rings?

Thin onion rings don’t take long to cook in a preheated air fryer.

These homemade onion rings in air fryer only take between 6-8 minutes to turn golden brown. For best results, be sure to keep a close eye on your air fryer so your batch doesn’t burn. Cooking time may vary with different air fryer models.

If you have a smaller air fryer, you’ll likely need to cook these air fryer onion strings in two batches. You can quickly reheat onion rings in a toaster oven if the first batch gets cold.

 

Keto Onion Rings FAQ:

 

The Keto Onion Ring Recipe Wrap Up

The best part of a ketogenic diet is you can reach your weight loss goals with delicious low carb appetizers, like keto onion rings.

Looking for even more delicious keto side dishes? Both creamy garlic green beans and coconut cauliflower rice are family favorites. Since getting enough nutrients in important on keto, veggie dishes like these make great keto sides.

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More Low Carb Diet Sides from Eating Fat is the New Skinny:

Keto Mac and Cheese

Garlic Cauliflower Rice

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