Frozen pizza in the airfryer
Frozen pizza goes straight from the freezer into the airfryer and comes out with a crispy base and bubbling cheese in under ten minutes. Faster and crispier than the oven, no matter what topping you've got on hand.
Equipment
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Parchment paper (for air fryer)
- 1 Brush
Ingredients
Pizza
- 2 pcs frozen pizza Approx. 350 g each, straight from the freezer
- 1 tbsp olive oil For brushing the edge
Extra topping (optional)
- 50 g grated mozzarella
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp chilli flakes For serving
- 10 g fresh basil Til servering
Instructions
Preparation
- Take 2 pcs frozen pizza out of the freezer, and hold one up against the airfryer basket. If the pizza fits flat in the basket whole, skip the next step.
- If the pizza is too big for the basket, let it sit for 5-10 minutes at room temperature until the surface gives a little. Then cut it in half on the cutting board, so each half lies flat without bending up the sides of the basket.
- If you want to upgrade the pizza, sprinkle 50 g grated mozzarella and 1 tsp dried oregano over it and brush the edge with 1 tbsp olive oil. Keep all the topping inside the base, so nothing drips down into the heating element.
Cooking in the airfryer
- Preheat the airfryer to 180 °C, hot air setting.
- Place a piece of airfryer baking paper in the basket, and put the pizza on top. Leave a couple of centimetres free all the way round, so the hot air can circulate under the base.
- Bake the pizza at 180 °C for 8-10 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling and the edge is golden brown. Check after 8 minutes — a thin pizza is ready faster than one with a thick base.
- Lift the pizza out together with the baking paper, and repeat with the next one. Each round takes the same 8-10 minutes, since the airfryer is already hot.
Serving
- Sprinkle 1 tsp chilli flakes and 10 g fresh basil over the hot pizza, let it rest for a minute, and cut it into pieces before serving.
Notes
Tips for the best result:
The pizza needs to go into the preheated basket ice-cold from the freezer — it gets crispiest when the base meets the hot air straight away. Add only one layer at a time, and never stack two halves on top of each other. If the pizza doesn't fit in the basket:
Let it sit for 5-10 minutes at room temperature until it can be cut without crumbling. Baking two halves one after the other gives a noticeably better result than one pizza bent up the sides. Variation:
Extra grated cheese, a few slices of pepperoni or some thin strips of pepper on top of the frozen pizza lift a cheap base pizza. All toppings need to be dry — wet toppings make the base soggy. Serving:
Serve with a green salad with lemon dressing or a few raw vegetable sticks on the side. Portion size:
Two pizzas can rarely be baked at the same time. Allow 8-10 minutes per round, and keep the finished slices warm in the oven at 75 °C while the next one bakes.
The pizza needs to go into the preheated basket ice-cold from the freezer — it gets crispiest when the base meets the hot air straight away. Add only one layer at a time, and never stack two halves on top of each other. If the pizza doesn't fit in the basket:
Let it sit for 5-10 minutes at room temperature until it can be cut without crumbling. Baking two halves one after the other gives a noticeably better result than one pizza bent up the sides. Variation:
Extra grated cheese, a few slices of pepperoni or some thin strips of pepper on top of the frozen pizza lift a cheap base pizza. All toppings need to be dry — wet toppings make the base soggy. Serving:
Serve with a green salad with lemon dressing or a few raw vegetable sticks on the side. Portion size:
Two pizzas can rarely be baked at the same time. Allow 8-10 minutes per round, and keep the finished slices warm in the oven at 75 °C while the next one bakes.
Nutrition
Calories: 490kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 20gFat: 23gSaturated fat: 9gPolyunsaturated fat: 2gMonounsaturated fat: 8gTrans fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 980mgPotassium: 320mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 600IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 280mgIron: 2.5mgNet carbohydrates: 45g
