Learn how to make pizza in the air fryer starting with unbaked pizza dough or with a premade pizza crust!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time17 minutesmins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1poundpizza doughstore bought or homemade
12Tablespoonspizza sauce
1teaspoonItalian seasoning or crushed red pepperoptional
Cheese Pizza
1cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
Margherita Pizza
12ouncesfresh mozzarellasliced
Vegetable Pizza
1/4cuponionssliced
1/4cupbell pepperssliced
1cupmozzarella cheeseshredded
Instructions
Fresh Pizza Dough
Divide the dough into four equal portions. Roll one portion out on a floured surface. Roll it to about 1/4 inch thickness and make sure whatever shape you end up will fit in the air fryer.
1 pound pizza dough
Add the dough to the air fryer. Cook it for 6 minutes at 370 degrees F.
Once the time is up pull the basket out and flip the pizza crust over with a spatula. Then add the toppings, leaving the pizza crust in the air fryer. Remember the sides of the basket will be hot, be careful not to touch them as you top the pizza.
Put 3 tablespoons of pizza sauce on the pizza. Add Italian seasoning or crushed red pepper if desired.
12 Tablespoons pizza sauce, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning or crushed red pepper, 1/4 cup bell peppers
Put any other toppings like pepperoni, onions, mushrooms or olives on the pizza before adding the cheese. Finish the pizza with one fourth of the shredded or sliced cheese. The cheese will help hold down the other toppings.
1 cup mozzarella cheese, 12 ounces fresh mozzarella, 1/4 cup onions, 1 cup mozzarella cheese
Cook the pizza for 5 more minutes at 370 degrees F.
Once it is finished remove it with a spatula and let it rest for 3-5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Premade Pizza Crust
Preheat the air fryer at 370 degrees F for 2 minutes. If you want your pizza crust to be extra crispy put in the air fryer during the preheating process. If it is something light like a tortilla weight it down with a knife so it doesn't fly around the air fryer.
Put the premade crust, naan, flatbread or tortilla in the air fryer before adding the toppings. It will be easier than trying to transfer it with the toppings in place.
Put 3 tablespoons of pizza sauce on the pizza. Add Italian seasoning or crushed red pepper if desired.
Put any other toppings like pepperoni or olives on the pizza before adding the cheese. Finish the pizza with one fourth of the shredded or sliced cheese. The cheese will help hold down other, lighter, toppings.
Cook the pizza for 5 minutes at 370 degrees F.
Remove it with a spatula and let it rest for 3-5 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
If your air fryer basket is uneven you can put the pizza on top of parchment paper.
The cooking time for fresh dough will be highly dependent on how thick it is. If you have thick dough cook it longer. If you use 2 ounces of dough per pizza reduce the cooking time to 8 minutes total.
Make sure you leave room for the air to circulate around the pizza dough. The dough should not go all the way to the edges or up the sides of the basket.