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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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You will end up with raw dough using this “recipe”. It’s a waste of ingredients, unfortunately.
Thank you for this recipe. I’ve been craving a good pizza for so long I gave up until now. Easy, breezy great tasting cheesy pizza in minutes.
Great recipes shared it twice already total perfection with nan bread and premade individual pizza crust. Phenomenal
So happy to hear it! 😀
Great recipe, although for our air fryer (gourmia) we had to cook the dough on either side for 5ish min each (until it was golden brown) then add the toppings and cook for another 4ish minutes. This ensured the dough was cooked to perfection and crispy. Thanks!
Tried it 3 times tonight and found we needed 4 minutes at 400 for the crust. Flipping the crust at this point before adding toppings is a great idea. Onei’s toppings went on, we cooked for an additional 10 mins. I used an insert that is is like mesh and stands a couple inches off the bottom of the tray. A little sprinkle of garlic powder was an ice touch.
Nice BUT, I THINK MOST already knew about cooking the crust first,for home made. BUT, theres still NO WAY to cook a frozen pizza that has the bottom of the crust brown. I have a $180.00 air fryer,grill combo. , a GOOD, POWERFUL one. Top of pizza is great, bottom still white and mushy. No crisp at all. Ive tried every setting i could, no good,. Surely theres SOMETHING out there to put the pizza on that help cook the bottom? I called the maker of my unit [ overseas ] their answer was [ ready ? ] put pizza in upside down,, I just hung up. I mean, come on, can put man on moon, but cant brown a pizza ???
And that my friend, is because they never did put a man on moon 👀
So how do you get your pizza crust crispy if you are cooking a pre-made frozen pizza so far every pizza that we have cooked the crust is soft in the middle
You could try lowering the temperature to give the crust more time to cook through before the toppings burn 😀
I’ve been doing this a while… I always cook the crust until its browned, then flip it, now the bottom is browned and the new top can cook with the toppings on it. Make sure y’all get a cold fermenting dough recipe and keep it in the fridge overnight for that authentic pizzeria flavor. We make several batches of dough in the bread machine and keep it all in a bag with some olive oil in there to keep it from sticking to the bag. Pizza sauce is much cheaper by the gallon too if you can find it.
My favorite thing to do now is sprinkle some everything seasoning on the crust before the first cook, so its all across the bottom of the pizza when its done 🙂
I’ve been making this recipe once a week now for the family, everyone loves the personal pan sized pizzas. The only change I do is add a pan that fits in the air fryer, cook the crust for 3 minutes, then flip and cook the backside for another 3 minutes. Then add the toppings, and 7 minutes with the toppings on. Usually add stuffed crust as well!
I’m so happy to hear it’s a hit in your house! Happy cooking! 😀
I use flat breads, pitta breads or Greek style flat breads and it’s perfect every time.
Followed directions exactly with Rhodes frozen yeast rolls. Best ever
So happy to hear it! Enjoy! 😀