How to cook frozen Mini Pizza in air fryer

Mini pizzas can be added to any size or shape air fryer basket, with as many mini pizzas as it takes to fill the bottom, but where all pizzas can be evenly spaced.

Cook as many frozen mini pizzas as you can in your air fryer basket, which would ideally be lined with parchment paper in an effort to catch spilled toppings and melted cheese. Air fry each mini pizza Upside Down for 4 minutes to toast the base; before flipping the pizzas over to cook the right way up.

I will air fry mini pizzas similar to how I would cook a regular size frozen pizza in my air fryer; which is to cook as instructed to with the oven directions - while reducing the time and temperature to avoid burning the pizza.

What's different about air frying frozen mini pizzas which are a breeze to air fry I might add, is that you can use as many as it takes to cover the bottom of your air fryer.

Each mini pizza are easy to position and decanter when you're done, which will reduce the likelihood of mishaps.

It can get messy air frying mini pizzas upside down as the fillings will drop and melt on the parchment paper, which is a must. Its when the bottom side of the mini pizzas are given time to toast, will the mess develop in this short time.

Not a problem though as the none-stick parchment paper will allow you to scoop up the piles of cheese and extra toppings with a spoon, to add back on top of the pizzas.

Air fryers can cook full size but still small frozen to fresh pizzas, as well as pizza rolls and similar pizza items - and so will make easy work of all kinds of mini pizzas.

Of course that's providing you position the mini pizzas in a single layer while avoid touching or overlapping; which can cause dough to be soft - while the cheese will want to pull off as soon as you separate them.

Air frying mini pizzas for this how-to guide was demonstration on 9 Tesco Mini Cheese & Tomato Pizzas.

How long to cook frozen mini pizza in air fryer

Obviously times can vary between mini pizzas due to size and ingredients, although none should air fry longer than 10 minutes.

With these Tesco Mini Cheese & Tomato Pizzas, the oven cooking instructions providing a 12-14 minute time; I know by experience this time is between 7 and 8 minutes in an air fryer - of which I air fried for a time of 7 minutes.

Full oven cooking time of 12-14 minutes would have toasted the pizza bread too much, and would of dried out the pizza toppings.

In addition, I reduced the temperature by 70°F/20°C which was from 190°C for oven, to  170°C for my air fryer.

I believe all frozen mini pizzas can by air fried between 7-8 minutes without undercooking or overcooking a single pizza.

Spend up to 3 minutes lightly toasting the underside of the mini pizzas in the air fryer, before flipping them all over to spend the final 4-5 minutes melting the cheese and toasting the toppings.

Prepare Mini Pizza in air fryer

Preparing mini pizzas is quick and easy with only the basket lined in parchment paper, and where pizzas are positioned upside down. Unfortunately, my air fryer capacity allowed for 9 mini pizzas - of which I was forced to save 3 out of 12 mini pizzas.

• STEP 1: Preheat air fryer 5 Mins. - You'll be air frying mini pizzas from frozen so we mustn't waste time, so preheating your air fryer is important for this reason
• STEP 2: Line basket with parchment paper - Cut a fit-to-size sheet of lining in your basket, which will catch toppings and melting cheese

• STEP 3: Add frozen mini pizza Upside Down in basket - Air frying mini pizzas upside down will ensure the pizza base is toasted a little
• STEP 4: Close air fryer basket - To begin air fry these mini pizzas, close the basket to set the time and temperature.

NOTE: It would be a good idea to brush any loose frozen pizza toppings onto a plate, then tip the toppings back on the mini pizzas as soon as you've flipped them back over.

Cook frozen Mini Pizza

Air fry your particular mini pizzas as suggested on the box, while reducing the oven time by 70°F/20°C. Times can vary but I believe 7-8 minutes is all you need to air fry mini pizzas, with a little time spent air frying them all upside down.

• STEP 1: Set temp to 340°F / 170°C; time to 7 Mins. - Begin air frying your mini pizzas with this temperature exactly; continue to air fry beyond 7 minutes if you feel your mini pizzas needs extra time to cook properly
• STEP 2: Cook pizza upside down for 3 Mins. - With the pizza base facing upwards, this will allow time to toast the underside; pizza ingredients on the topside will avoid overcooking if you air fry both sides like this

• STEP 3: Now flip pizza topping-side up for 4 Mins. - With approximately 4 minutes left to go, carefully flip all mini pizzas back over the correct way; while cleaning up spilled melted cheese and pizza toppings
• STEP 4: Lift pizzas out of Basket - Pull each mini pizza out of your air fryer to an awaiting plate, to serve right away

NOTE: Air fry mini pizzas upside down on parchment paper will ensure all toppings and melted cheese can be saved, of which you can scoop the mess back onto the pizzas as soon as you flip them over the right way up.

Cook mini pizzas in single layer

Most important part about air frying mini pizzas is presenting the pizzas on a single layer, which will be evenly spaced on the bottom of your air fryer basket.

Why that is important, is simply because any touching pizza dough will remain soft, and won't be a little crispy which is what you want.

And if the mini pizzas are overlapping, the cheese especially will stick to touching pizzas, which will cause a real mess.

Air fry all frozen mini pizzas on a single layer with a gap between each pizza to allow for even cooking. To allow for plenty of space will also make it easy on you when it comes to flipping the pizzas over - before removing each mini pizza by hand.

While I had twelve mini pizzas available to air frying, I could only fit nine on this occasion which wasn't a problem, as I'll save the spare mini pizzas for another time.

Summary

What can I say other than any frozen mini pizzas cook very well in an air fryer, where you can cook as many or few as possible.

I had a box of twelve to air fry but my basket was big enough for nine, which was fine with me as I have extras to cook later.

Air frying all kinds of frozen mini pizzas shouldn't take all that long to cook, with only 7-8 minutes expected for all.

Of course temperature can vary but a mid range of 340°F/170°C will be enough to cook what are 'cook from frozen' mini pizzas.

I recommend you line your air fryer basket in none-stick parchment paper; so each pizza can be air fried upside down for up to 4 minutes. You will then flip the pizzas over for the remaining time - approximately 4-5 minutes - to finally crisp the toppings and melt the cheese to a golden texture.

Air frying mini pizzas upside down for a short while can make a mess, but its nothing that can't be cleaned up with a spoon - to return spilled toppings back on top of the pizzas.

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