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The Easiest Air Fryer Pizza

For your next pizza night, try this easy air fryer pizza recipe! Ready to serve in 10 minutes, these personal pizzas are super delicious and easy to customize with our favorite toppings.

The cooked pizza in the air fryer basket.


 

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It’s always a good night when it’s pizza night in our house! These pizzas made in an air fryer are simple to customize and make. They are also easy enough for kids to assist in making them.

Use my favorite No-Cook Pizza Sauce for a rich and tomatoey base, load it with some stringy mozzarella cheese, and add your favorite toppings. So easy and so delicious! Or fold these and turn them into air fryer calzones.

How to make air fryer pizza

Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Meanwhile, prepare your pizza by placing pizza crust on an air fryer parchment paper liner. This makes the pizza easier to get in and out of the air fryer.

Spread over your pizza sauce.

Spreading the sauce on the pizza crust.

Add the cheese, and other desired toppings.

The pizza crust with toppings added.

Place the pizza in the air fryer basket. I use a air fryer rack to keep by toppings from flying all around.

The uncooked pizza in the air fryer basket.

Cook for 7-8 minutes, until the cheese has melted and browned.

The cooked pizza in the air fryer basket with a rack over the top.

Can you make the pizzas ahead of time?

These pizzas are best served straight out of the air fryer. They take minutes to prep, but if you are making your own sauce, you can make that a few days ahead of time. You can also top this pizza crusts a few hours before you are planning to cook them and keep them in the fridge.

Can you reheat pizza in an air fryer?

Yes! Reheating your pizza in an air fryer is so much better than using a microwave and way quicker than using the oven. Add it to a preheated air fryer at 320 degrees Fahrenheit and cook for 4 to 5 minutes. It will come out perfectly crispy, like it’s just been made.

How to make Frozen Pizza in the Air Fryer

You can make a frozen pizza, or ready made pizza, in the air fryer. You’ll want to check the times and temperatures suggested on your pizza packaging and reduce the temperature and time suggested for conventional ovens. For example, if the frozen pizza suggests cooking at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes in a conventional oven, then I cook it at 380 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes in my air fryer. Reducing the temperature and time for oven recipes is an air fryer tip I live by. 

What other toppings can you add?

When it comes to toppings on pizzas, the possibilities are endless. I often like to set up a pizza bar with lots of different options and then everyone can make their own personal pizza. A few toppings you can use:

  • Pepperoni
  • Pineapple
  • Bell Peppers
  • Mushrooms
  • Ground Beef
  • Tomatoes
  • Sausage
  • Cooked Shredded Chicken
  • Bacon
Lifting away a slice of pizza from a plate.

Recipe Notes and Tips

  • You can use store-bought prepared crust or homemade dough for this recipe. If your homemade dough requires you to pre-bake the crust, place the prepared dough in the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 minutes. Then remove the crust, place the sauce, cheese, and toppings and cook on 375 degrees for an additional 4-5 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  • I place a rack over my pizza to stop the toppings from flying around. If you don’t have a rack, proceed to cook the pizza, but check halfway to see if the toppings have moved. If they have, simply place them back on the pizza and continue to cook.

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The cooked pizza in the air fryer basket.
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The Easiest Air Fryer Pizza

For your next pizza night you have to try this easy air fryer pizza recipe! Ready to serve in 10 minutes, these personal pizzas are super delicious and easy to customize with our favorite toppings.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword air fried pizza recipe, how to cook pizza in the air fryer
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 serving
Calories 376kcal
Author Tanya

Ingredients

  • 6- inch pizza crust
  • ¼ cup pizza sauce
  • ½ cup mozzarella cheese
  • Desired toppings

Instructions

  • Preheat the air fryer to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Meanwhile, prepare your pizza by placing pizza crust on an air fryer parchment paper liner. Add pizza sauce, cheese, and other desired toppings to the pizza crust.
  • Place the pizza in the air fryer basket and cook for 7-8 minutes, until the cheese has melted and browned.

Notes

  • You can use store-bought prepared crust or homemade dough for this recipe. If your homemade dough requires you to pre-bake the crust, place the prepared dough in the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 minutes. Then remove the crust, place the sauce, cheese, and toppings and cook on 375 degrees for an additional 4-5 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  • I place an air fryer rack over my pizza to stop the toppings from flying around. If you don’t have a rack, proceed to cook the pizza but check halfway to see if the toppings have moved. If they have, simply place them back on the pizza and continue to cook.
  • Nutritional values are calculated with pizza sauce and mozzarella, more toppings will be additions.

Nutrition

Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 1048mg | Potassium: 245mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 644IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 347mg | Iron: 3mg
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This post was originally published on October 15, 2020. It has been updated with additional helpful tips.

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Linda

Sunday 26th of December 2021

I have a small 7 inch non stick pizza pan. Can I use that instead of the parchment paper ?

Tanya

Tuesday 28th of December 2021

Hi, you could try but the pizza may need to cook a little longer to ensure the dough becomes fully cooked.

Bob

Thursday 14th of October 2021

I use pita bread for the crust. Comes out great. If you want a thin crust pizza, use top and bottom of the pita bread and make two pizzas.

William

Sunday 9th of January 2022

@Bob, we use a low carb shell (3 carb) and coat with olive oil. Turns out crispy and delicious

Nancy Hicks

Friday 7th of May 2021

Thanks for the great idea to hold down toppings. The first and only time I tried a pizza, I had pepperoni and cheese everywhere but on the crust!!

Tanya

Monday 10th of May 2021

Lol, that happened to me once too. The pepperoni was still delicious though lol.

Peter

Thursday 6th of May 2021

Hi, thanks for keeping up your great recipe ideas. Just a suggestion seeing your fans are world wide. I am suggesting all suggested temperatures can have the Celsius temperature in brackets next to the Temperature in Fahrenheit. Ex:360F(180C) Many Thanks

PattiAnn

Thursday 6th of May 2021

Do you have a favorite premade crust? Thanks.

William

Sunday 9th of January 2022

@PattiAnn, low carb shells work perfect

PattiAnn

Thursday 6th of May 2021

@Tanya, Thanks so much. Happy Mom day.

Tanya

Thursday 6th of May 2021

I do. I love the Rustic Crust Italian Herb Pizza Crust. They're seasoned but so so good.