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Step aside frozen pizza, there’s a new guy in town. We’re talking about air fryer pizza! These perfectly crispy, easy-to-make, personal-sized pizzas are about to revolutionize pizza night. And with over 200 5-star reviews, you can rest assured this recipe is foolproof!
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This recipe has been updated to fix the uncooked crust issue that many have commented on. Thank you everyone for your input. This community wouldn’t be the same without you!
After dozens of rounds testing different doughs, cheeses, temperatures, and cook times, we landed on this method that delivers a crispy, golden crust every single time (without overcooking the toppings).
The secret? A quick par-bake and a high-heat blast that mimics the effect of a pizza oven (without one).
Reader rating
“I’ve been craving a good pizza for so long. I gave up until now. Easy, breezy great tasting cheesy pizza in minutes.” —Winnie
Key Ingredients
This is just an overview–jump to the recipe card for measurements and printable instructions!
- Pizza Dough: You can use store-bought or homemade pizza dough, rolled-out crescent rolls, or a tortilla.
- Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese: This type of mozzarella has a higher moisture content, meaning it stays soft and creamy even after baking (but shredded would also work!).
- Pizza Sauce: Store-bought tomato sauce is great to save time, but nothing beats homemade marinara sauce!
Dough Options
We’ve tried just about every dough out there in the air fryer. Here’s how they stack up:
- Tortillas: These cook up super thin and crispy (almost cracker-like), but burn fast, so keep a close eye on the cook time.
- Homemade pizza dough: Our go-to for chewy, restaurant-style crust. It crisps beautifully when par-baked and gives you full control over thickness and shape.
- Naan or pita bread: A foolproof shortcut that’s great for beginners or quick dinners. No rolling or rising; just add toppings and air fry.
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Air Fryer Pizza (With Fresh Mozzarella)
Ingredients
- buffalo mozzarella
- pizza dough, 1 12-inch dough will make 2 personal sized pizzas
- olive oil
- tomato sauce
- Optional toppings to finish: fresh basil, Parmesan cheese, pepper flakes
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat air fryer to 375°F (190°C). Spray air fryer basket well with oil. Pat buffalo mozzarella dry with paper towels (to prevent a soggy pizza).
- Cook Crust: Roll out pizza dough to the size of your air fryer basket. Carefully transfer it to the air fryer, then brush lightly with a teaspoon or so of olive oil and prick in a few places with a fork. Cook for 3 minutes, then flip the dough over.
- Assemble: To the precooked crust, spoon on a light layer of tomato sauce and sprinkle with chunks of mozzarella.
- Air fry for about 7 minutes until crust is crispy and cheese has melted. Optionally top with basil, grated Parmesan, and pepper flakes just before serving.
Notes
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Got this to work, but I did it at 400 for 7 minutes just to get the dough cooked.
Then I flipped it so the crispy side faced down and did my toppings.
Then 400 at 13 minutes. Came out great, but a little over done for toppings.
Next time I’d do 9 minutes just the dough, then flip and do 10 with all the toppings.
Great recipe, I used cosori AF, spray oil on AF, add crust for 2 min@370. Added cheese and sauce (kids) 370 for 7 min. 5/3yr old approved.
So happy to hear it, Alex! 😀
It was all very very helpful. Thank usomuch
Not for me. After 5 minutes, the cheese was completely burnt to a black crisp.
This worked pretty well! I adjusted the time on my air fryer to add another minute. I’m kind of aghast at some commenters blaming you for this not working – all recipes have an element of risk.
The naan suggestion is also on point! I use naan when I want a quick snack fix. 🙂 Thank you!
Thanks for letting us know how it went! Enjoy! 😀
Lower temp cook a little longer for uncooked dough folks😁🥰
Great Idea!! I wanted to use my Crux Artisan Air Fryer but something fun for the kids to help out as well.
After trial and error ONE pizza turned out perfect after reading tips from other commenters.
I needed to precook/crisp dough prior to adding my toppings.
Otherwise one pizza cooked uneven, raw in the middle, toppings burnt etc
But overall very good.
Dynamite recipe! Nice and crispy crust, authentic restaurant taste. This recipe is a keeper!
My new stove and oven has a built in air-fryer but I don’t know what time and temperature or other instructions to make my Gluten free DeGiorno 12″ pizza.
Hi Charlene! I’m honestly not sure on the exacts, but for pizza I usually do HOT (450F) for 8 to 10 minutes.
do u have a recipe for a crust?
Yes! Here’s our pizza dough recipe. Enjoy!