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These delicious Air Fryer Calzones come together in just a few minutes with a few simple ingredients. Perfect for fast dinners or snacks, they’re also easy enough for kids to make on their own. 

a tray of air fryer calzones
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Making calzones in the air fryer is a bit of a non-recipe recipe. It’s open to a lot of variations depending on what is in your fridge, the size of your air fryer, and what everyone in the family likes in their calzones.

Use my instructions as a guideline and then go make these calzones your own.

Once you realize how awesome it is to whip up fast meals in your air fryer, make sure you check out our Air Fryer Pizza RollsTortilla PizzasAir Fryer Meatballs, Air Fryer Quesadillas, and Air Fryer French Bread Pizza.

Ingredients

This recipe uses:

How to make air fryer calzones

*I’ll walk you through it here with some photos and tips, and you’ll also find a printable recipe card at the bottom of the post with exact measurements, etc. You can also click “jump to recipe” to skip down.

Whether you’re using homemade or storebought dough, divide it into eight equal portions. If you pulled it from the fridge, allow it to sit at room temperature for an hour.

a batch of pizza dough cut into 8 sections with a small bowl of pizza sauce on the side.

Roll each piece of dough until it is about 6 inches in diameter, and ~1/8 inch thick.

Spread 1-2 tbsp of pizza sauce on one half of the circle, leaving a 1-inch border. Add ~3 tbsp cheese and ~2 tbsp various toppings. Pro tip: keeping a border prevents the ingredients from leaking out the sides when rolling and baking.

Fold the clean side of the dough up and over the filled side. Gently twist and pinch the edges together to seal the calzone. Use a knife to cut 2-3 vents in the top.

2 photos showing the process of assembling pizza pockets.

Brush olive oil on the basket of the air fryer AND the top of the calzone. If desired, you can also use a piece of air fryer parchment in the basket.

Place 1-2 calzones in the air fryer and bake at 370˚F for 9 minutes (check at 7 minutes since all air fryers will bake slightly differently).

2 photos showing the process of making calzones in an air fryer basket.

Frequently asked questions

can I meal prep these calzones?

Yes! You can prep the pizza dough ahead of time. It will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for 1-2 days, or in the freezer for 3-6 months. Allow the dough to come to room temperature before working with it.

You can also assemble the calzones and store them unbaked in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 24 hours.

Do calzones take longer than pizza?

In this case, making calzones in an air fryer is faster than making pizza.

However, if you follow the oven-baking instructions, calzones bake in about the same amount of time as pizza.

What’s the difference between pizza crust and calzone crust?

Nothing! This recipe uses pizza crust for the base and crust of the calzones.

Should calzones have sauce inside?

Absolutely! Consider a calzone just a folded pizza, and a tasty sauce is an important part of this recipe.

You can also serve marinara or leftover pizza sauce on the side for dipping.

Can I make these in the oven if I don’t have an air fryer?

Yes! Place assembled calzones on a baking sheet and bake at 435˚F for 15-20 minutes.

HOW TO STORE AND REHEAT

Storing Leftovers: Allow leftover calzones to fully cool before storing in an air-tight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.

Reheating Leftovers: These calzones reheat amazingly well! Microwave them for 20-30 seconds, or at 340˚F for 2-6 minutes in the air fryer. You can read more details in our post on how to reheat pizza in an air fryer.

Freezing Leftovers: Place unbaked calzones on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper. Freeze for 3 hours and transfer to freezer-safe storage.

To bake: place frozen calzones in the air fryer and bake at 375˚F for 11 minutes, or until the tops are lightly browned. Check at 9 minutes.

Pro Tips/Recipe Notes

  • If you’re using refrigerated pizza dough, allow it to come to room temperature before rolling.
  • If you’re making pizza dough from scratch, add 1 hour to the prep time estimate for the recipe.
  • For gluten-free options, use your favorite gluten-free pizza dough or pie crust.
  • Any meats you use in the air fryer calzones must be cooked prior to baking.
  • Watery vegetables (like mushrooms, zucchini, etc.) are best if sauteed and drained of excess water prior to baking the calzones.
A handing dipping a calzone into a dish of pizza sauce
5 from 4 ratings

Air Fryer Calzones

Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 9 minutes
Total: 19 minutes
a tray of air fryer calzones
Perfect for fast dinners or snacks, these calzones in the air fryer are delicious!

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Divide the dough into 8 equally sized pieces.
    1 lb pizza dough
  • Working with 1 piece at a time, roll pizza dough into a 6-inch circle to the thickness of ~1/8 inch.
  • Spread 1-2 tbsp of pizza sauce on one half of the circle, leaving a 1-inch border.
    1/2 cup pizza sauce
  • Add ~3 tbsp cheese and ~2 tbsp various toppings to each calzone.
    2 cups shredded mozzarella, toppings of your choice
  • Fold the clean side of the dough up and over the filled side.
  • Gently twist and pinch the edges together to seal the calzone. Use a knife to cut 2-3 vents in the top.
  • Brush olive oil on the basket of the air fryer AND the top of the calzone.
    1 tbsp olive oil
  • Place 1-2 calzones in the air fryer and bake at 370˚F for 9 minutes (check at 7 minutes since all air fryers will bake slightly differently).

Notes

  1. If you’re making pizza dough from scratch, add 1 hour to the prep time for the recipe.
  2. If using refrigerated pizza dough, allow it to come to room temperature before rolling.
  3. All meats used must be cooked before baking in air fryer.

Oven Baking Instructions:
Bake on a baking sheet at 435˚F for 15-20 minutes.

Additional Info

Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Fusion
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2 Comments

  1. Super easy to make!!  Followed the pizza dough recipe as well!!  My boys loved them and my son enjoyed putting them together with me.  Paired with a big salad and everyone was full and super satisfied.  This is a good one!!!5 stars

  2. I’m really big on big batch freezer meals, and this would be perfect for me. I personally don’t use any parchment in my air fryer because to me there’s no difference even with clean up. I just put both the basket and drawer in the dishwasher–problem solved. I can understand if the basket and/or drawer can’t go in the dishwasher, but for my model they both can. I also oil the entire calzone or whatever food I’m air frying. I use EVO oil sprayers–each spray is exactly 1/4 teaspoon so I know exactly what I’m putting on my foods before air frying them.5 stars