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.
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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.
Add the cheese, and other desired toppings.
Place the pizza in the air fryer basket. I use a air fryer rack to keep by toppings from flying all around.
Cook for 7-8 minutes, until the cheese has melted and browned.
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
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.
More Easy Air Fryer Recipes
- Air Fried Toasted Ravioli
- Air Fried Spatchcock Chicken
- Air Fryer Sausage and Peppers
- Air Fryer Crispy Fried Shrimp
- Air Fryer Roasted Shishito Peppers
- Air Fryer Grilled Cheese
The Easiest Air Fryer Pizza
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
This post was originally published on October 15, 2020. It has been updated with additional helpful tips.
Linda says
I have a small 7 inch non stick pizza pan. Can I use that instead of the parchment paper ?
Tanya says
Hi, you could try but the pizza may need to cook a little longer to ensure the dough becomes fully cooked.
Bob says
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 says
@Bob, we use a low carb shell (3 carb) and coat with olive oil. Turns out crispy and delicious
Nancy Hicks says
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 says
Lol, that happened to me once too. The pepperoni was still delicious though lol.
Peter says
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 says
Do you have a favorite premade crust?
Thanks.
Tanya says
I do. I love the Rustic Crust Italian Herb Pizza Crust. They're seasoned but so so good.
PattiAnn says
@Tanya, Thanks so much. Happy Mom day.
William says
@PattiAnn, low carb shells work perfect
Lillian says
Can you make 2 pizza's at the same time using the rack and a pizza pan on top for the second one?
Tanya says
Hi Lilian, you can but I wouldn't recommend it. The pizza on top will get darker before the one on the bottom in the air fryer. if you need to cook it this way, you would need rotate the pizzas for even cooking.
Tiffany says
Such an easy tasty snack. Never tried to make a pizza in an air-fryer, so clever!
Tiffany
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Tanya says
Thanks Tiffany 🙂
Cathy says
The big problem with pizza is how to get the bottom cooked well. Any ideas?
Tanya says
Hi Cathy, I haven't personally had this problem but you could do as the other commenter, precook the dough for 3-4 minutes in the air fryer to brown the top, flip it and then add your toppings and continue cooking.
limukohou says
TY Tanya. I used Betty Crockers prepared crust because the stores in my area do not carry anything else. The first crust was browned only on the top. On my 2nd attempt, at the one quarter mark I flipped the crust over and then again at the half, with the sauce and toppings. My total cook time was 16 min. for an 8" pizza (on a Bella 8 qt.).
Tanya says
Thank you for the feedback 🙂
Chet says
Have you tried cauliflower crust? How does it differ from cooking on pizza crust? Thanks!
Tanya says
I haven't. From what I've read, cauliflower crust would need to be prebaked prior to adding the toppings. I would prebake first and then add toppings.