How To Reheat Pizza In An Air Fryer (The Right Way)

Gone are the days of eating cold pizza for breakfast! Thanks to the air fryer, you can now enjoy perfectly crispy pizza for breakfast (or dinner, I guess)! That’s right, friends. Here’s how to reheat pizza in an air fryer!

No one has time for sad, soggy pizza reheated in the microwave or cold leftover pizza. Thankfully the air fryer is here to save the day with ultra crispy pizza! It’s easy to use and reheats in a flash.

There are some tricks to learning how to reheat pizza in an air fryer. In this post, I will go over everything I have learned about perfectly reheating pizza in the air fryer so you do not have to trial and error the process like I did (this process works with just about any pizza recipe).

Here’s what you’ll need

While there aren’t really ingredients for reheating pizza in an air fryer, some different kinds of pizza can be reheated and require different cooking times.

• Leftover Pizza: This post is specifically for reheating pizza, meaning leftover pizza. While you can make fresh pizza in the air fryer, this is not the post. For that, head over to my air fryer pizza recipe.

How to reheat pizza in an air fryer

Reheating pizza in an air fryer is super simple. Only two steps and less than 5 minutes to perfectly hot and like-new pizza. Jump to the recipe card for the full instructions.

Step 1: Prep
Place your leftover pizza slices in your air fryer in a single layer. Optionally place parchment paper under the slices to make cleanup easier. As I mentioned, this is especially helpful for extra cheesy or greasy pizza.

Step 2: Air Fry
Set your air fryer to 350°F (176°C). Because pizza comes in different shapes and sizes, the time it takes to air fry leftover pizza will vary depending on the crust type. For thin crust, air fry for 3 minutes. For thick crust, air fry for 4 minutes.

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Because of the size, you can only reheat a few slices at a time in an air fryer. That being said, I don’t expect you to have leftovers! I recommend only reheating what you think you will eat. The more times pizza is reheated, the less good it tastes.

Why this Recipe Works

So, to recap how to warm up pizza in the air fryer, it is super fast (under 5 minutes) and results in reheated pizza that is crispy but not hard. If that isn’t enough, here are a few more reasons to air-fry your leftover pizza.

• Easy is another understatement considering all you have to do is place slices into the basket, close the basket, and press “on.” Just don’t walk away in case a topping starts to burn…
• Save energy by using the air fryer. Heating up an air fryer is way quick and only heats an area large enough for small quantities. This means you are not wasting the energy you would with an oven preheating and heating an entire oven when you only need to heat two pieces of pizza.
• Crispy bottom and gooey top is exactly what you get with an air fryer. Honestly, I don’t fully understand why the top ends up beautifully gooey and not burnt, but do I care? Ok, yes, a little bit, because I am a curious soul. My hunch is that the quick cook time is so short that the top doesn’t have time to burn, only to become melty again, while the hot air being pushed from underneath ensures the bottom is crispy.

Make pizza night a full party!

I love a good side with my leftover pizza. It makes it feel less… leftover-like? Here are some quick favorites I have been known to enjoy along with reheated pizza.

• Vegetarian Caesar is a classic recipe that comes together very quickly. There is just something so satisfying about a crispy salad with hot pizza.
• Air Fryer Fried Pickles only makes sense since I already have the air fryer out!
• Avocado and Mango Green Salad is one of my absolute favorite salads! While pairing it with a traditional cheese pizza may seem off, the sweet mango and creamy avocado are a great contrast to the gooey cheese and crispy crust.

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